Leandro Barreiro
Leandro Barreiro Martins (born 3 January 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mainz.
Barreiro playing for Mainz in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leandro Barreiro Martins[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Erpeldange, Luxembourg | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mainz | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Racing-Union | ||
2015–2016 | Erpeldange | ||
2016–2019 | Mainz 05 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Mainz 05 | 33 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Luxembourg U17 | 1 | (0) |
2017 | Luxembourg U19 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Luxembourg U21 | 4 | (0) |
2018– | Luxembourg | 24 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 |
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. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 March 2019 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Lithuania | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
References
- "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- "Barreiro pisté par le PSG et cramé par le Luxembourg".
- "Der luxemburgische N'Golo Kanté". 22 February 2018.
- "Leandro Barreiro Martins erhält Profivertrag bis 2022". www.mainz05.de.
- "Mainz 05 vs. Bayer Leverkusen - 8 February 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- "Internacional sub-16 dá nas vistas : Jovem de origem angolana assina pelos alemães do Mainz". 4 May 2016.
- "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football – Résultat match amical international: Malte A – Luxembourg A, jeudi le 22 mars 2018: 0 – 1 (0–0)". www.flf.lu.
- "Leandro Barreiro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leandro Barreiro. |
- Leandro Barreiro Martins at DFB (also available in German)
- Leandro Barreiro at FuPa.net (in German)
- Leandro Barreiro at kicker (in German)