Erik Paartalu
Paartalu playing for Greenock Morton in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Erik Endel Paartalu | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Northern Spirit | |||
| 2000–2001 | NSWIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Northern Spirit | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Northern Tigers | 17 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Parramatta Eagles | 28 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Gretna | 35 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Greenock Morton | 57 | (6) |
| 2010–2013 | Brisbane Roar | 79 | (10) |
| 2013 | Tianjin Teda | 30 | (4) |
| 2014 | Muangthong United | 24 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Melbourne City | 40 | (7) |
| 2016 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Al Kharaitiyat | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Australia U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013– | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2013 |
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Erik Endel Paartalu (born 3 May 1986) is an Australian professional footballer of Estonian descent.
Paartalu began his career with Northern Spirit in the National Soccer League, after stints with the Spirit youth team and the New South Wales Institute of Sport. His NSL career at the Spirit was however limited to a single appearance as a substitute on 11 January 2004 against the Melbourne Knights.
After the dissolution of the Northern Spirit, Paartalu moved to the Northern Tigers in the New South Wales Winter Super League where he played 17 matches scoring four goals in the 2004 season.
During 2004 Paartalu moved to the Parramatta Eagles who were then playing in the New South Wales Premier League. He continued with the Eagles until the latter half of the 2006 season, before he decided to take his chances on a career in the United Kingdom.
After a trial with Doncaster in League One it was expected he would sign a contract until the departure of manager Dave Penney put an end to the deal. Arriving at Gretna in September Paartalu was signed on a short term contract after a trial. A number of impressive performances led to a two and a half-year contract being signed in January 2007. Paartalu joined Stirling Albion on 1 January 2008 on a loan deal from Gretna until the end of the 2007/2008 season. Paartalu made his debut for the Binos against Hamilton on 5 January 2008 at New Douglas Park. In his second game he scored his first and only goal for the club, in a 4-1 defeat to Livingston.
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