Leandro Barreiro

Leandro Barreiro
Barreiro with Benfica in 2026
Personal information
Full name Leandro Barreiro Martins[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 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 60 (6)
International career‡
2016 Luxembourg U17 1 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U19 3 (0)
2017 Luxembourg U21 4 (0)
2018– Luxembourg 73 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:51, 17 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

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.

Club career

Barreiro with Mainz in 2020

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 17 August 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 2018–19 Bundesliga 1000———10
2019–20 Bundesliga 18000———180
2020–21 Bundesliga 29220———312
2021–22 Bundesliga 31130———341
2022–23 Bundesliga 31430———344
2023–24 Bundesliga 31420———334
Total 14111100———15111
Benfica 2024–25 Primeira Liga 27361109[c]04[d]2476
2025–26 Primeira Liga 313302013[c]21[e]0505
2026–27 Primeira Liga 2000003[f]0—50
Total 60691302525210211
Career total 20117191302525225322

International

As of match played 31 March 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Luxembourg 201860
2019101
202080
202190
2022101
2023110
202470
2025100
202620
Total732
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[12]
List of international goals scored by Leandro Barreiro
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 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

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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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