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

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who plays for Icelandic club

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. He has also been capped at

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and junior level for his country.

Club career

Bartalsstovu started his career at

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where he played 102 times, scoring 23 goals in the process. He signed for Norwegian club

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on 21 January 2014. On 1 February 2016, Bartalsstovu signed a one-and-a-half-year contract for

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, becoming the first Faroese footballer contracted to a Romanian

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club. 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. After a short stint with ÍBV which included an

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win, Bartalsstovu signed for Reykjavík outfit Valur in 2019. The following season was curtailed due to

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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

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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

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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 *

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; FH * Icelandic Championship:

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;ÍBV * Icelandic Cup:

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