Kaleem Barreto

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.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Born in Portugal, to a Mozambique father and Scottish mother, Barreto moved to Scotland with his family, at the age of 3.

Barreto played rugby for Glenalmond College. He then moved to play for Perthshire.

He was enrolled in the Scottish Rugby Academy in season 2015-16 in the Caledonia regional academy as a Stage 2 player. He has played for the Caledonia U16 team.

The following season, 2016-17, he remained a Stage 2 player but graduated to Stage 3 for the 2017–18 season.

Barreto played for Dundee HSFP. Barreto played for Marr when not in use by Glasgow Warriors.

He was signed by Glasgow Hawks for the season 2018–19.

He signed for Stade Niçois on loan on 10 August 2019. Stade Niçois confirmed he left the French side on 13 June 2020 to rejoin the Scotland 7s squad.

Professional career

Barreto is enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support. 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."

International career

Barreto has played for Scotland U16 and Scotland U19.

He previously trained with the Scotland 7s side. 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." He competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.

Cricket career

Barreto has represented Scotland U15s at cricket and played for Dundee HSFP cricket club.