 He played with Koper in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup where they were defeated by Swedish side Helsingborgs IF (0–1; 0–0) in the first round.In early 2004 he signed a contract with FC Arsenal Kyiv starting a period of almost five years spent in the Ukrainian Premier League.He became a standard player in the team gathering 55 league appearances in two and a half years he spent in Kyiv.