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] On January 17th 2025, he netted his first career hat-trick (and was subsequently awarded match MVP), as Benfica won 4-0 at home against Famalicão.[8]
International career
Barreiro was born in Luxembourg and is of Angolan descent.[9] Barreiro made his international debut for the Luxembourg national football team in a 1–0 friendly win against Malta on 22 March 2018.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 February 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Career total | 158 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 176 | 14 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- 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.[12]
| 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 |
Honours
Benfica
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Liga Portugal Benfica-Famalicão match report". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 2025-01-16. 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.
- ^ "Taça da Liga pintada de vermelho e branco!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
External links
- 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)
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