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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 05 in 2020
Personal information
Full name Leandro Barreiro Martins[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Erpeldange, Luxembourg
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
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 28 (3)
International career‡
2016 Luxembourg U17 1 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U19 3 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U21 4 (0)
2018– Luxembourg 65 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

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

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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 "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 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

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Barreiro was born in Luxembourg and is of Angolan descent.[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

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Club

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As of match played 20 August 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 3[c] 0 1[e] 0 5 0
Total 28 3 6 1 1 0 12 0 5 2 52 6
Career total 169 11 16 1 1 0 12 0 5 2 204 15
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

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As of match played 10 June 2025
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
2025 4 0
Total 65 2
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[12]
List of international goals scored by Leandro Barreiro
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

Honours

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Benfica

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 25™ − Squad List: SL Benfica (POR)" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Barreiro pisté par le PSG et cramé par le Luxembourg". Le Quotidien. 23 April 2016.
  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.
  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 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Sehenswertes Tor: Olivier Thill verwandelt Eckball direkt". luxemburger-wort-online (in German). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Liga Portugal Benfica-Famalicão match report". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Internacional sub-16 dá nas vistas : Jovem de origem angolana assina pelos alemães do Mainz". 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football – Résultat match amical international: Malte A – Luxembourg A, jeudi le 22 mars 2018: 0–1 (0–0)". flf.lu.
  11. ^ "Leandro Barreiro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Leandro Barreiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Taça da Liga pintada de vermelho e branco!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Águia letal na hora de levar a Supertaça" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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