 In his first season at the club, 2005, he scored in the 2–1 Latvian Cup final defeat to FK Ventspils on 25 September.In the 2006 Virslīga season he was third top scorer in the league with 13 goals and second top Liepājas Metalurgs scorer.He scored a hat-trick on 26 April in a 6–1 win over Dižvanagi Rēzekne.