Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu

Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu (born 23 June 1991) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Icelandic club Njarðvík.[3][4] He has also been capped at senior at junior level for his country.

Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu
Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Vágur, Faroe Islands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Njarðvík
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Víkingur Gøta 102 (23)
2014–2016 Levanger 42 (8)
2016 Dinamo București 6 (0)
2016 FH 7 (0)
2017–2018 ÍBV 41 (4)
2019–2021 Valur 48 (5)
2022 ÌA 24 (2)
2023 Leiknir 9 (0)
2023– Njarðvík 8 (0)
International career‡
Faroe Islands U21 6 (0)
2013– Faroe Islands 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2023 [2]

Club career

Bartalsstovu started his career at Víkingur Gøta where he played 102 times, scoring 23 goals in the process.[5] He signed for Norwegian club Levanger on 21 January 2014.[5]

On 1 February 2016, Bartalsstovu signed a one and a half year contract for Romanian team Dinamo București,[6] becoming the first Faroese footballer contracted to a Romanian Liga I club.[7]

On 14 February 2016, Bartalsstovu made his first team debut for Dinamo București in a 1-0 win against FC Botosani, on 20 May Kaj Leo was released from his contract with Dinamo Bucuresti, after the previous manager stepped down, he later signed for FH.

On 8 November 2016, Bartalsstovu signed a two-year contract for ÍBV.[8] After a short stint with ÍBV which included an Icelandic Men's Football Cup win, Bartalsstovu signed for Reykjavík outfit Valur in 2019. The following season was curtailed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Valur were top of the league with four games remaining and were crowned champions. He was later released from his contract with the club. After rumoured interest from clubs in Scandinavia and trials with various Icelandic clubs, Bartalsstovu signed a two year contract with current club ÌA. The deal was confirmed by the club on 15 February 2022.[9]

International career

Bartalsstovu has represented the Faroe Islands at international level, making his first start against Hungary in the UEFA 2016 Qualifiers on 8 October 2015.

International goals
Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.[10]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2018Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain Liechtenstein
1–0
3–0
Friendly

Honours
Víkingur Gøta
FH
ÍBV

References
  1. "Eurosport Profile". Eurosport Asia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. "FaroeSoccer | Kappingar".
  3. Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu at Soccerway
  4. Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu at WorldFootball.net
  5. "Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  6. "Dinamo a anunțat oficial transferul lui Bartalsstovu" (in Romanian). dolce-sport.ro. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. Arge, Tróndur (1 February 2016). "Kaj Leo gjørt sáttmála við Dinamo Bukarest" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. "www.in.fo". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  9. "Fótbolti.net".
  10. "NFT Profile". www.national-football-teams.coml. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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