Before that he had also been playing in the teams of KVO Aarschot and Lierse SK. He was also named in a preliminary squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands in the summer of 2007.
Earlier in his career, he played for KVO Aarschot and Lierse SK teams. Furthermore, he was part of a preliminary team selected for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands in the summer of 2007.