on 20 july 2009 he was officially signed by fiorentina for €1 million in 2-year contract. he played his european debut on 9 december 2009, substituted lorenzo de silvestri on the 83rd minute against liverpool f.c.. at the time was 1–1 draw and ended in 2–1 by the last minute goal from alberto gilardino. on 10 january 2010, he scored a crucial goal to seal a 2–1 home win against serie a opponents a.s. bari.