Leandro Barreiro

Leandro Barreiro Martins (born 3 January 2000) is a Luxembourgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Luxembourg national team.

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 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) Midfielder
Club 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 79 (3)
International career‡
2016 Luxembourg U17 1 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U19 3 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U21 4 (0)
2018– Luxembourg 45 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Professional 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]

International goals
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[8]
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". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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