He won the gold medal at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival (1500 m), finished tenth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, won the gold medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships (5000 m) the bronze medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships and finished fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He competed at the 2006 European Championships (5000 m), the 2009 European Indoor Championships (1500 m), the 2011 European Indoor Championships (1500 m) and the 2013 European Indoor Championships (3000 m) without reaching the final.