Kaleem Barreto (born 19 December 1998) is a Scotland 7s professional international rugby union player. He was previously a Stage 3 Scottish Rugby Academy player assigned to Glasgow Warriors; and has also played for Stade Niçois. His usual position is at the Scrum-half position, though he can also play on the Wing.[2]
| Birth name | Kaleem Barreto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 December 1998[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Glenalmond College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editBorn in Portugal, to a Mozambique father and Scottish mother, Barreto moved to Scotland with his family, at the age of 3.[3]
Barreto played rugby for Glenalmond College.[4][5] He then moved to play for Perthshire.[6]
He was enrolled in the Scottish Rugby Academy in season 2015-16 in the Caledonia regional academy as a Stage 2 player.[7] He has played for the Caledonia U16 team.[8]
The following season, 2016-17, he remained a Stage 2 player[9] but graduated to Stage 3 for the 2017–18 season.[10]
Barreto played for Dundee HSFP.[2]
On 7 July 2017 it was announced that Barreto had signed for Marr, for their first season in the BT Premiership.[11] Barreto played for Marr when not in use by Glasgow Warriors.[12]
He was signed by Glasgow Hawks for the season 2018–19.[13]
He signed for Stade Niçois on loan on 10 August 2019.[14] Stade Niçois confirmed he left the French side on 13 June 2020 to rejoin the Scotland 7s squad.[15]
Professional career
editBarreto is enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player.[16] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support.[17] Assigned to Glasgow Warriors, Baretto is determined to win a professional contract with the club: "It doesn’t matter where or how I play my rugby this season. All I know is that I want to end the season with my first professional contract with Glasgow."[3]
He made his competitive debut for the Warriors away against the Ospreys in the Pro14 on 26 November 2017. He came on as a replacement and helped set up a try for Brandon Thomson in a 7 try demolition of the Welsh side.[18][19]
International career
editBarreto has played for Scotland U16[20][21] and Scotland U19.[4]
He played his first Scotland U20 match against Wales U20 in 2018.[22]
He previously trained with the Scotland 7s side.[23] Barreto said: "Sevens is great to develop your skills and a few players have showed that you can have a very good season on the circuit and then get a contract. That’s what George Horne and Jamie Farndale did so that could be a way into professional rugby."
"If it doesn’t come off, I’ll go back to Glasgow and probably play for Marr in the Premiership. Both Marr and the Sevens circuit will be good for me regardless, so I’ll just give my whole to whoever picks me and hope that’s enough to secure that contract I’ve been dreaming about."[3]
He was capped by the Scotland 7s team in May 2019 - and scored a try for Scotland against Japan 7s in the Paris Sevens.[24] He competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[25]
Cricket career
editBarreto has represented Scotland U15s at cricket[26] and played for Dundee HSFP cricket club.[27]
References
edit- ^ "Kaleem Barreto". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "Kaleem Barreto". www.dundeehighrugby.club.
- ^ a b c "Young Gun: Kaleem Barreto – Glasgow scrum-half - The Rugby Paper". www.therugbypaper.co.uk. 15 September 2017.
- ^ a b "The Vision for Rugby at Glenalmond".
- ^ "Scotland under-16 trial squad announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Caledonia and Edinburgh triumph - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone - Scottish Rugby Union".
- ^ "Perthshire players shine in Caledonia U16 Fixture - News - Perthshire Rugby". www.pitchero.com.
- ^ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Latest intake of top young talent confirmed - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "New Signing - News - 1st XV - Marr Rugby". www.marrrugby.com.
- ^ "Warriors in Premiership action".
- ^ "Kaleem Barreto - Glasgow Hawks RFC HAWKS". www.glasgowhawks.com.
- ^ Barnes, David (10 September 2019). "Kaleem Barreto joins Ross Dunbar, Hamish Bain and Archie Erskine at Stade Niçois". The Offside Line.
- ^ "Bain, Erskine, Dunbar et Barreto nous quittent – Stade Niçois Rugby". Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies".
- ^ "Ospreys V Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors.
- ^ Warriors, Glasgow (26 November 2017). "It has been back and forth here for the entire second half and just as it looks as if the hosts are going to race clear Brandon intercepts, feeds inside to Berreto who returns the favour for Brandon who dives over. Hastings converts. (6-40)".
- ^ "Andrew and Kaleem selected for Scotland trial".
- ^ "McCready in Scotland win - News - Glasgow Hawks RFC". www.glasgowhawks.com.
- ^ "Scotland U20". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ "Kaleem Barreto has pro ambitions".
- ^ "Japan relegated from World Rugby Sevens Series". Asia Rugby. 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 - Preview". Scottish Rugby Union. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Ireland, Cricket. "Pepsi ICC Europe U15 Div 1 starts on Sunday - Cricket Ireland". www.cricketireland.ie.
- ^ "Kaleem Barreto - Dundee High School Former Pupils Cricket Club". www.dundeehighcricket.co.uk.