In the summer of 2016, a friend of his recommended him to the coach of 1860 Munich, Daniel Bierofka, who welcomed him onto the team with open arms after an impressive tryout.[1][7] It took the DFB nine months to clear him to play, during which he trained strictly with the under-21 squad.[8] After obtaining a special permit, he was able to sign an official contract with the club in January 2017.[6] He made his debut with the reserve team two months later, during a 1–0 Regionalliga win against Memmingen.[9][10] He made seven total appearances that season,[11] but failed to score in any.