hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz fˈɜːst kˈɔːlˌʌp tə ðə sˈiːnjɚ tˈiːm ɪnðə jˈuːfə jˈʊɹɹoʊ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt kwˈɔlɪfˌaɪɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst kˌæzɐkhstˈɑːn ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt lˈiːv ðə bˈɛntʃ.
He received his first call-up to the senior team in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan on 15 November 2006, but did not leave the bench.