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 Martins (born 3 January 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Benfica and the Luxembourg national team.

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 (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
0000–2015	Racing-Union
2015–2016	Erpeldange
2016–2019	Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Mainz 05	141	(11)
2024–	Benfica	27	(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 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

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 "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

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

Club

As of match played 31 July 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[e]	0	1	0
	Total		27	3	6	1	1	0	9	0	5	2	48	6
Career total			168	11	16	1	1	0	9	0	5	2	200	15

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
5. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

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

Benfica

• Taça da Liga: 2024–25^[13]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2025^[14]