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 and junior level for his country.
 Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | 10 | ||
| 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 | 27 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Faroe Islands U21 | 6 | (0) | |
| 2013– | Faroe Islands | 28 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2023 [2] | |||
Club career
editBartalsstovu 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
editBartalsstovu 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
edit- Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.[10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 2018 | Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain |  Liechtenstein |
1–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly |
Career Statistics
editCareer
edit- As of 6 March 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Víkingur Gøta | 2010 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||||
| 2012 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 12 | |||
| 2013 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Total | 102 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 26 | ||
| Levanger | 2014 | 2. divisjon | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||
| 2015 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 9 | ||||
| Dinamo București | 2015-16 | Liga I | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| FH | 2016 | Úrvalsdeild | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| ÍBV | 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 9 | ||
| Valur | 2019 | Úrvalsdeild | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 201 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 48 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
| ÍA | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| Leiknir | 2023 | 1. deild karla | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Njarðvík | 2023 | 1. deild karla | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 288 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 57 | ||
- ^ Includes Faroe Islands Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, Cupa României, Icelandic Men's Football Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Faroe Islands Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in Cupa Ligii
- ^ a b Appearance in Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
edit- Víkingur Gøta
- ÍBV
References
edit- ^ "Eurosport Profile". Eurosport Asia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "FaroeSoccer | Kappingar".
- ^ Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu at Soccerway
- ^ Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Dinamo a anunțat oficial transferul lui Bartalsstovu" (in Romanian). dolce-sport.ro. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Arge, Tróndur (1 February 2016). "Kaj Leo gjørt sáttmála við Dinamo Bukarest" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "www.in.fo". Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net".
- ^ "NFT Profile". www.national-football-teams.coml. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "K. Í BARTALSSTOVU". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
External links
edit- Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu at Soccerway
- Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu at National-Football-Teams.com