He won his first national discus title in 2005 and took the bronze medal in the event at the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics, also finishing sixth in the shot put. The following year he was runner-up to Argentine athletes twice in the discus. At the 2006 South American Championships in Athletics he finished behind Jorge Balliengo, then at the 2006 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics he was beaten by Germán Lauro. Outside of the region, he was eighth in the shot put and fourth in the discus at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. In Macau he won his first international shot put medal, taking the bronze at the 2006 Lusophony Games.