Leandro Barreiro

Leandro Barreiro Martins is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Benfica and the Luxembourg national team.

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.
Barreiro signed with Mainz 05 in 2016.
On 4 November 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Mainz. He debuted with Mainz in a 5–1 Bundesliga loss to Bayer Leverkusen on 8 February 2019.
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 is also a Benfica player" on 23 May 2024. Mainz's sporting director further confirmed that Barreiro would sign for the Portuguese outfit.
On 17 January 2025, he netted his first career hat-trick, as Benfica won 4-0 at home against Famalicão.

Barreiro was born in Luxembourg and is of Angolan and French descent. Barreiro holds Angolan and French citizenship from his parents. Barreiro made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team in a 1–0 friendly win against Malta on 22 March 2018.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 March 2019	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg		1–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.	14 June 2022	Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg		2–0	2–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

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