hiː plˈeɪd fɚðə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ bˌʌt nˈɛvɚ ɹˈiəli bɹˈoʊk ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈɜːst tˈiːm dˈuː tə ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən fɔːɹ plˈeɪsᵻz.
He played for the national team between 2000 and 2004 but never really broke into the first team due to the amount of competition for places.