Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu (born 23 June 1991) is a Faroese professional

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who plays for Icelandic club Njarðvík. He has also been capped at

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and junior level for his country.

Club career

Bartalsstovu started his career at Víkingur Gøta where he played 102 times, scoring 23 goals in the process. He signed for Norwegian club Levanger on 21 January 2014. On 1 February 2016, Bartalsstovu signed a one-and-a-half-year contract for Romanian team

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, becoming the first Faroese footballer contracted to a Romanian Liga I club. On 14 February 2016, Bartalsstovu made his first team debut for Dinamo București in a 1–0 win against

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, 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. After a short stint with ÍBV which included an

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win, Bartalsstovu signed for Reykjavík outfit

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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.

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.''

Career Statistics

Career

Honours

;Víkingur Gøta * Faroe Islands Cup:

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; FH * Icelandic Championship:

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;ÍBV * Icelandic Cup:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartalsstovu, Kaj Leo i 1991 births Living people Faroese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Víkingur Gøta players Levanger FK players FC Dinamo București players Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar players Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja players Valur (men's football) players Liga I players Faroese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Faroe Islands men's international footballers Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Iceland