He made his debut at the European Championships in 2014 and finished the competition in ninth place. His best that year was , putting him 26th globally. He put himself at the top of the seasonal lists at the start of the following year with a win at the 2015 European Cup Winter Throwing – his first international medal. He began to compete on the 2015 IAAF Diamond League circuit and had fourth-place finishes in Shanghai and Eugene. Further fourth places came at the FBK Games, the 2015 European Team Championships (1st League) and the 2016 Summer Olympics, with a throw at .