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Bio

Midfielder Erik Paartalu plays for Bengaluru and has played in the vast majority of the team's Indian Super League matches in 2020/2021, making 18 appearances overall and playing 1,512 minutes. He has started in 17 of these appearances across their 20 fixtures and come on as a substitute on one occasion. The last Indian Super League appearance that Paartalu made came on February 25 for Bengaluru versus Jamshedpur; a game that he played 45 minutes in during a 3-2 defeat. In total, the midfielder has netted two Indian Super League goals this term, making him tied as the club's third-top league scorer, and registered one assist. He has amassed eight yellow cards, the most in the league this season. It was versus Odisha on January 24 when Paartalu last scored, netting in a 1-1 draw. His opening goal of the campaign came in the 4-2 victory against Kerala Blasters on December 13. Last season for Bengaluru, Paartalu made 17 Indian Super League appearances, scored two goals and provided five assists. Paartalu switched to Bengaluru in July 2017 from Al Kharitiyath, for whom he made nine league appearances in total.