| Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu | |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1991[1] |
| Birth Place: | Vágur, Faroe Islands |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Njarðvík |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Years1: | 2010–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Víkingur Gøta |
| Caps1: | 102 |
| Goals1: | 23 |
| Years2: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Levanger |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | FH |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps5: | 41 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Valur |
| Caps6: | 48 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | ÌA |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Leiknir |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Njarðvík |
| Caps9: | 22 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Nationalteam1: | Faroe Islands U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam2: | Faroe Islands |
| Nationalcaps2: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 5 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 23 January 2023 [2] |
Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu (born 23 June 1991) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Icelandic club Njarðvík. He has also been capped at senior and junior level for his country.
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.
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 15 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.
Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||||
| 2012 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 12 | ||||
| 2013 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 9 | |||
| Valur | 2019 | Úrvalsdeild | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||||
| 201 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 | |||