Leandro Barreiro
Luxembourgish footballer (born 2000)
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Leandro Barreiro Martins (born 3 January 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Benfica and the Luxembourg national team.
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Barreiro playing for Mainz 05 in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Barreiro Martins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Erpeldange, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 58 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Luxembourg U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Luxembourg U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Luxembourg U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Luxembourg | 73 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:12, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
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]
Barreiro signed with Mainz 05 in 2016.[3]
On 4 November 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Mainz.[4] He debuted with Mainz in a 5–1 Bundesliga loss to Bayer 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 "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 17 January 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 and French descent. Barreiro holds Angolan and French citizenship from his parents.[9] Barreiro made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team in a 1–0 friendly win against Malta on 22 March 2018.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 July 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 4[d] | 2 | 47 | 6 |
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13[c] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 50 | 5 | |
| 2026–27 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 98 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 249 | 22 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[12]
| 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 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 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 |
