Leonardo José Caetano Barroso
Defender · Chicago Fire · №2
16
Matches
10
In the starting XI
914
Minutes
0
Goals
1
Assists
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Toronto FC
Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer
|
4:4 | |
Seattle Sounders
Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer
|
2:2 | |
Monterrey
Chicago Fire
Leagues Cup
|
2:1 | |
Orlando City
Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer
|
1:2 | |
Chicago Fire
Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer
|
2:1 | |
Chicago Fire
Santos Laguna
Leagues Cup
|
3:1 | |
Chicago Fire
Necaxa
Leagues Cup
|
2:0 | |
Chicago Fire
Charlotte
Major League Soccer
|
2:1 | |
Inter Miami
Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer
|
3:2 | |
Chicago Fire
Atlanta United FC
Major League Soccer
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
16
Matches
10
In the starting XI
0
Goals
1
Assists
914
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 2026 | 13 |
| Leagues Cup | 2026 | 3 |
About the player
He started out at Benfica, leaving the club's academy in 2015, then crossed the city divide in 2018 to join Sporting CP's youth ranks.
His path to senior football went through Sporting's reserve side. From 2023, Barroso played for Sporting CP B in Portugal's third tier, where he made 27 appearances at right-back.
In the summer of 2025, Chicago Fire signed him from Sporting CP B for a fee of €1.4 million, agreeing a contract that runs to the end of 2028 with an option to extend. Barroso wears the number 2 shirt in Chicago, making 28 appearances for the club and scoring once. Sources differ slightly on his preferred foot, but he is generally described as comfortable using both.
Career path
- 2025 — 2026 — now Chicago Fire 33 matches
- 2024 — 2025 Sporting CP B 30 matches
- 2023 — 2024 Sporting CP U23 9 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Sporting CP B | Liga 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 616 |
| 24/25 | Sporting CP B | Premier League International Cup U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 238 |
| 23/24 | Sporting CP B | Liga 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 032 |
| 23/24 | Sporting CP U23 | Liga Revelação U23 - Championship round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 155 |
| 23/24 | Sporting CP B | Liga 3 - Relegation round | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Sporting CP U23 | Liga Revelação U23 - Cup Qualifying | 4 | 0 | 0 | 307 |
| 22/23 | Sporting CP U23 | Torneio Abertura Liga Revelação U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 22/23 | Sporting CP U23 | Torneio Abertura Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2026 | Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 1 | 845 |
| 2026 | Chicago Fire | Leagues Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2025 | Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 044 |
| 2025 | Chicago Fire | US Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Total | Chicago Fire | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 006 | |
| Total | Sporting CP B | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 976 | |
| Total | Portugal U17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 964 | |
| Total | Portugal U18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 480 | |
| Total | Sporting CP U23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 655 | |
| Total | Portugal U20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 336 | |
| Total | Portugal U15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
| Total | Portugal U16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | |
| Total | Portugal U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | |
| Total | Portugal U19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 Sporting B Chicago €1.40M
- 23/24 Sporting CP U23 Sporting B
- 22/23 Sporting U17 Sporting CP U23
- 20/21 Sporting Sub-15 Sporting U17
- 18/19 Benfica Yth Sporting Sub-15
