Leandro Barreiro

Leandro Barreiro Martins (born 3 January 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mainz.

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 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Mainz
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2015 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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 March 2019Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Lithuania1–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References

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