Kevin Kuranyi joins Hoffenheim from Dynamo Moscow

Kevin Kuranyi has been playing for Dynamo Moscow since the summer of 2010

Berlin, July 25 (IANS) Former German international Kevin Kuranyi has joined Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim. The 33-year-old striker, who has played for Russian club FC Dynamo Moscow since July 2010, has penned a one-year deal that keeps him in Germany until June 2016, reports Xinhua.

"After five years in Russia I am highly motivated to prove myself again in the Bundesliga. Germany is a big challenge for me which I will face with enthusiasm," Kuranyi said. "TSG are a club with a great structure and huge prospects and I want to help us meet them."

Kuranyi is a familiar face in the Bundesliga as he has already played for VfB Stuttgart (2001-2004) scoring 40 goals and later with FC Schalke (2005-2010) scoring 71 goals.

Hoffenheim, who finished 8^th in the 2014/15 Bundesliga campaign, were on the lookout for a striker after their forward Sven Schipplock moved to Hamburg.

"The entire team will benefit on and off the pitch from his many years of experience at the highest level in professional soccer," Hoffenheim director of professional football Alexander Rosen said.

“During our talks with Kevin, we didn’t just get the impression that he wants to prove himself once more in the Bundesliga, but also that he wants to contribute to the team’s development with his personality,” Rosen said, as reported by Hoffenheim’s official club website.

Kuranyi has made 261 Bundesliga appearances overall and scored 111 goals. He was also part of Germany's national squad from 2003 until 2008 scoring 19 goals in 52 appearances, but his international career was cut short by head coach Joachim Loew due to an incident in a match against Russia in 2008.

Hoffenheim face Bayer Leverkusen in the first round of Bundesliga on August 15.