Erik Paartalu
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| Erik Paartalu | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Endel Paartalu | |
| Date of birth | May 3, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 31⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Greenock Morton | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Northern Spirit FC NSWIS |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2004 2004 2004-2006 2006-2008 2008 2008-present |
Northern Spirit FC Northern Tigers Parramatta Eagles Gretna → Stirling Albion (loan) Greenock Morton |
1 (0) 17 (4) 26 (5) 5 (1) 1 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003 |  Australia U-17 |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Erik Endel Paartalu (born May 3, 1986) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Estonian descent, currently with Scottish First Division team Morton.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] NSL
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 January 11, 2004 against the Melbourne Knights.[1]
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.[2]
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 when he decided to take his chances on a career in England.
[edit] Scotland
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.[3] 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.[4] He was made redundant along with several other players in March 2008.
Paartalu joined Stirling Albion on January 1, 2008 on a loan deal from Gretna until the end of the 2007/2008 season. [5] [6]Paartalu made his debut for the Binos against Hamilton Academical F.C. on January 5, 2008 at New Douglas Park. [7]
Paartalu joined Greenock Morton on March 29, 2008[8] after being released by SPL side Gretna due to them entering administration.[9] After helping Morton stay in the First Division, Paartalu signed a two-year deal at the end of April 2008 to keep him at Cappielow until 2010.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ 2003/2004 NSL Season details. RSSF.com. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.
- ^ Australian Player Database – BI. OzFootball. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Player profile at Gretna website", News and Star. Retrieved on April 5.
- ^ Roo Erik bouncing as he lines up new deal. Gretna F.C.. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
- ^ Stirling in bold move for McCann. Scotsman. Retrieved on January 1, 2008.
- ^ Loan move for Paartalu. Gretna F.C.. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
- ^ Stirling Albion.com Match Report. Robin Bairner, stirlingalbion.com reporter. Retrieved on January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Paartalu completes Morton switch", BBC Sport, 3 April. Retrieved on 2008.
- ^ "Gretna make 22 players redundant", BBC Sport, 3 April. Retrieved on 2008.
- ^ Paartalu signs new deal at Morton. Retrieved on May 1, 2008.
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