I made My professional debut on December 20, 2007, scoring in the first leg of the Coppa Italia round of 16 against Calcio Catania, and scored a second goal in the return leg on January 16, 2008.

I made his Serie A debut on February 10 against A.C. Siena as a substitute for Serginho, and scored the match's only goal with his first touch eighteen seconds after coming onto the pitch.[1] I started the next Serie A match on February 13 against Livorno.