Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu (born 23 June 1991) is a Faroese professional footballer, who is currently playing for Icelandic club ÌA.
Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 31)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Vágur, Faroe Islands | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | ÌA | ||
Number | 77 | ||
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 | 33 | (2) |
2022– | ÌA | 1 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
Faroe Islands U-21 | 6 | (0) | |
2013– | Faroe Islands | 26 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 april 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 [2] |
Bartalsstovu started his career at Víkingur Gøta where he played 102 times, scoring 23 goals in the process.[3] He signed for Norwegian club Levanger on 21 January 2014.[3]
On 1 February 2016, Bartalsstovu signed a one and a half year contract for Romanian team Dinamo București,[4] becoming the first Faroese footballer contracted to a Romanian Liga I club.[5]
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.[6] 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 the 15th of February 2022.[7]
Bartalsstovu has represented the Faroe Islands at international level, making his first start against Hungary in the UEFA 2016 Qualifiers on 8 October 2015.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 March 2018 | Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |