 He attended Brockton High School, played club soccer for the Brockton Youth Soccer Association, and played college soccer at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.In 2007, he had a career-best seven goals and five assists, and ended his career with 12 goals and 21 assists, ranking him 9th among UNL career leaders.He was named a NSCAA Division II All-American team and to the NSCAA Division II All-New England team as a senior.