Before, he played for FC Metalurh Donetsk since 2003, but was loaned to German team VfL Wolfsburg for one year in 2005.

He started his career playing for FK Šabac but was forced to leave for neighbors FK Radnički Zorka after his first club went bankrupt.

It wasn't long before he signed for the biggest club in the area, FK Mačva Šabac and then for FK Vojvodina one of the biggest clubs in Serbia.

This is where he proved himself as one of the most talented young players in the country and established his place in the Under-21 Serbia & Montenegro squad.

He was part of the Serbian and Montenegrin 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing fourth in Group C behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.