Leandro Barreiro
Barreiro playing for Mainz in 2020
Personal information
Full name Leandro Barreiro Martins[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000
Place of birth Erpeldange, Luxembourg
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mainz 05
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2015 Racing-Union
2015–2016 Erpeldange
2016–2019 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Mainz 05 113 (7)
International career
2016 Luxembourg U17 1 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U19 3 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U21 4 (0)
2018– Luxembourg 54 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023

Leandro Barreiro Martins (born 3 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 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]

International career

Barreiro was born in Luxembourg and is of Angolan descent.[6] Barreiro made his international debut for the Luxembourg national football team in a 1–0 friendly win against Malta on 22 March 2018.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 June 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 2018–19 Bundesliga 100010
2019–20 Bundesliga 18000180
2020–21 Bundesliga 29220312
2021–22 Bundesliga 31130341
2022–23 Bundesliga 31430344
Career total 1107801187

International

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 March 2019Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Lithuania1–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.14 June 2022Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Faroe Islands2–02–22022–23 UEFA Nations League C

References

  1. "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "Barreiro pisté par le PSG et cramé par le Luxembourg".
  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". us.soccerway.com.
  6. "Internacional sub-16 dá nas vistas : Jovem de origem angolana assina pelos alemães do Mainz". 4 May 2016.
  7. "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football – Résultat match amical international: Malte A – Luxembourg A, jeudi le 22 mars 2018: 0 – 1 (0–0)". www.flf.lu.
  8. "Leandro Barreiro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  9. "Leandro Barreiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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