On 9 September 2017, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, transferring to Turkey for TFF First League team Çaykur Rizespor on a one-year loan.

[7] On 9 March 2023, he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 match against Sevilla and was expected to be out for about seven months.

[8][9] On 17 January 2024, he played for the first time in ten months against Adanaspor in a Turkish Cup match and scored one goal and made an assist.

[3] He was known for his passing, technical skills, control, low centre of gravity, vision, reading of the game, and ability to provide many assists for his teammates, in addition to being capable of scoring himself, in particular from set pieces.

In addition to his usual role as a number ten, he was also deployed as abox-to-box center midfielder on occasion throughout his career, or even on the left winger.