# Jóannes Bjartalíð

Jóannes Bjartalíð (born 10 July 1996) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fredrikstad and the Faroe Islands national team.

## Career

Bjartalíð started his career at his hometown side KÍ, scoring 104 goals in 210 appearances and playing a crucial role as KÍ rose to become one of the most dominant sides in the Faroe Islands. He would transfer to Fredrikstad in 2022; the club are managed by Mikkjal Thomassen, his old manager at KÍ. Bjartalíð impressed in his debut season as Fredrikstad won promotion to the Eliteserien, winning the club's player of the year. He was a member of the Fredrikstad team that won the 2024 Norwegian Football Cup final, scoring a penalty in the shootout. Bjartalíð made his international debut for Faroe Islands on 5 September 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Sweden, which finished as a 4–0 home loss. He scored his first two goals for the country in a 2-2 draw with Luxembourg in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 1 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| KÍ | 2014 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| KÍ | 2015 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 8 |
| KÍ | 2016 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 22 |
| KÍ | 2017 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 |
| KÍ | 2018 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 9 |
| KÍ | 2019 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 27 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 23 |
| KÍ | 2020 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 15 |
| KÍ | 2021 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 13 |
| KÍ | 2022 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 26 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 20 |
| KÍ | Total | Total | 210 | 104 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 257 | 120 |
| Fredrikstad | 2023 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 12 |
| Fredrikstad | 2024 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Fredrikstad | Total | Total | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 12 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 239 | 115 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 289 | 132 |
* ↑ Including Faroe Islands Cup, Norwegian Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Faroe Islands Super Cup
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of 2 December 2024
Faroe Islands :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 2 |
Scores and results list Faroe Islands goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Jóannes Bjartalíð :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 14 June 2022 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 2 | 14 June 2022 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 3 | 10 October 2024 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Armenia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C |

## Honours

KÍ
* Faroe Islands Premier League: 2019, 2021, 2022
* Faroe Islands Cup: 2016; runner-up: 2022
* Faroe Islands Super Cup: 2020, 2022; runner-up: 2017
Fredrikstad
* Norwegian First Division: 2023
* Norwegian Cup: 2024