Leandro Barreiro
 Barreiro playing for Mainz in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Barreiro Martins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –2015 | Racing-Union | ||
| 2015–2016 | Erpeldange | ||
| 2016–2019 | Mainz 05 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 October 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 147 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 11 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 November 2024
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Barreiro pisté par le PSG et cramé par le Luxembourg".
- ^ "Der luxemburgische N'Golo Kanté". 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Leandro Barreiro Martins erhält Profivertrag bis 2022". www.mainz05.de.
- ^ "Mainz 05 vs. Bayer Leverkusen - 8 February 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sehenswertes Tor: Olivier Thill verwandelt Eckball direkt". luxemburger-wort-online (in German). 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Internacional sub-16 dá nas vistas : Jovem de origem angolana assina pelos alemães do Mainz". 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football – Résultat match amical international: Malte A – Luxembourg A, jeudi le 22 mars 2018: 0 – 1 (0–0)". www.flf.lu.
- ^ "Leandro Barreiro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Leandro Barreiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
- Leandro Barreiro Martins at DFB (also available in German)
- Leandro Barreiro at FuPa.net (in German)
- Leandro Barreiro at kicker (in German)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Diekirch (canton)
- Luxembourgian men's footballers
- Luxembourg men's international footballers
- Luxembourg men's youth international footballers
- Luxembourgian people of Angolan descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Bundesliga players
- Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers
- Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen