dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː zˈiəɹoʊ fˈoːɹ swˈɪs sˈuːpɚ lˈiːɡ sˈiːzən, hiː skˈoːɹd θˈɜːtiːn ɡˈoʊlz ɪn sˈɪkstiːn ɡˈeɪmz, ðˈʌs ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪntɹɛst əvə hˈændfəl ʌv bˈʌndɪslˌɪɡə klˈʌbz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ vˌiːˈɛf bˈiː stˈʌtɡɑːɹt.
During the 2003–04 Swiss Super League season, he scored 13 goals in 16 games, thus gathering the interest of a handful of Bundesliga clubs including VfB Stuttgart.