Erik Paartalu

Erik Paartalu ( May 3, 1986 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian football player of Estonian origin. The midfielder currently plays for Brisbane Roar in the Australian A- League.

Club career

Erik Paartalu began playing football in his home town of Sydney in the youth of the Northern Spirit FC. In Spirit of the tall Paartalu played until 2000 before he came to the New South Wales Institute of Sport. After leaving this, he went back to FC Spirit where this made ​​his professional debut in the National Soccer League against the Melbourne Knights. In 2004 Paartalu played for a few months in the New South Wales Super League for the Northern Tigers. At the end of the midfielder moved to league rivals the Parramatta Eagles. In 2008, he signed on in Scotland at Gretna FC before he was awarded in the second half of the 2007/08 season at Stirling Albion. His debut Paartalu for " Binos " Away against Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on January 5, 2008. As the loan deal was completed, the actor moved to Greenock Morton due to the forced descent of Gretna FC. After four years in Europe Paartalu went back to Australia and signed with Brisbane Roar a contract for three years.

With Brisbane he reached in the 2010/11 season the Grand Final which is the championship game. After it had stood by Regular season 0-0, scored Paartalu in the 120th minute of the game 0:2 deficit, the 2-2 after a corner kick from Thomas Broich. In the subsequent penalty shoot-out, he met also at 2-2, shortly after Matt McKay and Henrique scored the decisive goals for the 4-2 win in penalty thriller.

Achievements

• Australian champion: 2010/ 11, 2011/12