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Leandro Barreiro
	Barreiro playing for Mainz in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Leandro Barreiro Martins
Date of birth	3 January 2000 (age 25)
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
2019–2024	Mainz 05
2024–	Benfica
International career‡
2016	Luxembourg U17
2017	Luxembourg U19
2017	Luxembourg U21
2018–	Luxembourg
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025; ‡ 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.

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 4 January 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	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
	Total		141	11	10	0	–		151	11
Benfica	2024–25	Primeira Liga	13	0	1	0	3^[b]	0	17	0
Career total			154	11	11	0	3	0	168	11

^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 18 November 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	7	0
Total		61	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