page_title: Erik Paartalu
section_title: Scotland
hierarchical_section_title: Erik Paartalu / Club career / Scotland
caption_attribution_description: Greenock Morton (1) vs (2) St Mirren - Renfrewshire Cup Final 09' www.a-middletonphotography.com
context_page_description: Erik Endel Paartalu is an Australian professional footballer of Estonian descent who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian club Bengaluru FC. He has played professionally in Scotland, Australia, China, Qatar, South Korea, Thailand and India.
context_section_description: 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.
  Paartalu was released by Gretna in March 2008 due to them entering administration. He then joined Greenock Morton. 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.
caption: Paartalu in 2009
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