Leandro Barreiro

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Leandro Barreiro
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Barreiro playing for Mainz in 2020
Personal information
Full name Leandro Barreiro Martins [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Erpeldange, Luxembourg
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2015 Racing-Union
2015–2016 Erpeldange
2016–2019 Mainz 05
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2024 Mainz 05 141 (11)
2024– Benfica 6 (0)
International career‡
2016 Luxembourg U17 1 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U19 3 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U21 4 (0)
2018– Luxembourg 61 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Leandro Barreiro Martins (born 3 January 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Benfica and the Luxembourg national team.

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Club career

Born in Erpeldange, Luxembourg, Barreiro was a promising youth in the local FC Erpeldange 72 academy. He moved to the Racing FC Union Luxembourg Academy, from where he garnered attention throughout Europe, including from Paris Saint-Germain. [2] He signed with Mainz in 2016. [3]

On 4 November 2018, Barreiro signed his first professional contract with Mainz. [4] He debuted with Mainz in a 5–1 Bundesliga loss to Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 8 February 2019. [5]

As Barreiro's contract was expiring, rumours that Barreiro would become a Benfica player were confirmed when Benfica's club president Rui Costa claimed "O Leandro também é jogador do Benfica" which translates to "Leandro [Barreiro] is also a Benfica player" on 23 May 2024. [6] Mainz's sporting director further confirmed that Barreiro would sign for the Portuguese outfit. [7]

International career

Barreiro was born in Luxembourg and is of Angolan descent. [8] Barreiro made his international debut for the Luxembourg national football team in a 1–0 friendly win against Malta on 22 March 2018. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 2018–19 Bundesliga 1000–10
2019–20 Bundesliga18000–180
2020–21 Bundesliga29220–312
2021–22 Bundesliga31130–341
2022–23 Bundesliga31430–344
2023–24 Bundesliga31420–334
Total14111100–15111
Benfica 2024–25 Primeira Liga 60102 [b] 090
Career total147111102016011

International

As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Luxembourg 201860
2019101
202080
202190
2022101
2023110
202470
Total612
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first. [11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 March 2019 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–12–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.14 June 2022 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2–02–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

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  1. ↑ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Barreiro pisté par le PSG et cramé par le Luxembourg".
  3. ↑ "Der luxemburgische N'Golo Kanté". 22 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Leandro Barreiro Martins erhält Profivertrag bis 2022". www.mainz05.de.
  5. ↑ "Mainz 05 vs. Bayer Leverkusen - 8 February 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Todas as explicações de Rui Costa: os motivos para Schmidt continuar, o que falhou esta época, a contestação e o mercado". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ↑ "Sehenswertes Tor: Olivier Thill verwandelt Eckball direkt". luxemburger-wort-online (in German). 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. ↑ "Internacional sub-16 dá nas vistas : Jovem de origem angolana assina pelos alemães do Mainz". 4 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football – Résultat match amical international: Malte A – Luxembourg A, jeudi le 22 mars 2018: 0 – 1 (0–0)". www.flf.lu.
  10. ↑ "Leandro Barreiro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Leandro Barreiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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