He played college basketball for the De La Salle Green Archers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

In this season Damanik decided to exchange with the players in the Dell Aspac Jakarta Anggi Arizki because of an internal problem with coach Nathaniel Canson.

In February of the 2014-2015 NBL Season, Damanik scored a career high 23 points and 7 rebound to help Aspac beat Satria Muda 85-76.

[1] Joined together Familia BC in the 2016 Walikota cup, he managed to bring his team was runner-up in the tournament after losing to Mawar Sharon Eagles.

In that same year, Ferdinand participated in the Islamic Solidarity Games where his team managed to win a bronze medal.