 He began his career with local side Hammarby IF but in 1999 moved to their bitter rivals AIK.He has said that the only reason he crossed the divide is that AIK offered him a professional contract and Hammarby didn't.He spent 5 seasons with AIK and in 2005 moved to Norway to play in the Tippeligaen for Tromsø IL, the northernmost top-level football club in the world.