Greenock Morton

Erik Paartalu

Full Name: Erik Endel Paartalu
Age: 23 (03.05.1986)
Positions: Central Midfield; Sweeper

Born: Sydney, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Other Nationalities: Estonian

International Honours: 2 Australian Under-17 caps
Height: 6' 5"
Transfer: Free - Gretna
Date Signed: 28.03.08 (2 months)
Signed Extension: 30.04.08 (2 years)
Date Left: 15.05.10
Transfer Out: Bosman - Brisbane Roar

Former Clubs: Northern Spirit (Australia), Northern Tigers (Australia), Parramatta Eagles (Australia), Gretna, Stirling Albion [loan], Morton
Current Club: Brisbane Roar (Australia)

Honours with Morton:

Miscellaneous: Erik holds dual Australian and Estonian passports - his grandparents moved from Estonia to Australia after World War II.

He has represented Australia at Under 17 level in the 2003 FIFA Under-17s World Cup in Finland. He started against Nigeria and came on as a substitute against Argentina. In these matches he contested midfield battles with Chelsea's John Obi Mikel and Real Madrid's Fernando Gago.

Erik will leave Morton when his contract expires in the summer. He has agreed to return to Australia after signing a 3 year deal with A League side Brisbane Roar.

Morton Career - starts, sub appearances, goals

2007/08:
Div 1: 5, 0, 0 Lge Cup: 0 Ch. Cup: 0 Scot C: 0

2008/09:

Div 1: 19, 8, 3 Lge Cup: 3,0,1 Ch. Cup: 2,1,0 Scot C: 0

2009/10:

Div 1: 16, 10, 3 Lge Cup 0,1,0 Ch. Cup: 0,1,0 Scot C: 2,0,0

Totals:

League: 40, 18, 6 Lge Cup: 3,1,1 Ch Cup: 2,2,0 Scot C: 2,0,0

Overall: 47 Starts, 21 Sub App, 7 Goals

2008/09

Links

gmfc.net profile: http://www.gmfc.net/Squad/&player=19

Soccerbase: http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=46729

Wikipedia profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Paartalu

FIFA profile with stats for his Australia Under 17 appearances: http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=198821/index.html