Leandro Barreiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barreiro and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Leandro Barreiro
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Mainz 05 141 (11)
2024– Benfica 3 (0)
International career‡
2016 Luxembourg U17 1 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U19 3 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U21 4 (0)
2018– Luxembourg 60 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 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.

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 18 May 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mainz 05 2018–19 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 18 0 0 0 18 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 29 2 2 0 31 2
2021–22 Bundesliga 31 1 3 0 34 1
2022–23 Bundesliga 31 4 3 0 34 4
2023–24 Bundesliga 31 4 2 0 33 4
Career total 141 11 10 0 151 11

International

As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Luxembourg 2018 6 0
2019 10 1
2020 8 0
2021 9 0
2022 10 1
2023 11 0
2024 6 0
Total 60 2
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 March 2019 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Lithuania 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2. 14 June 2022 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

References

  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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