He finished fifth at the 2006 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, and participated in the 2007 World Championships before competing in the World Cup. He made his World Cup debut in January 2008 with a fifteenth place in Les Contamines, and followed up with an eleventh place in Kreischberg and a thirteenth place in Valmalenco before the season was over. He opened the 2008–09 season with slightly worse results.