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Hamburg sign Hoffenheim's Sven Schipplock

Xinhua, July 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

With the signing of Hoffenheim's Sven Schipplock, Hamburg snapped up their second striker of the summer transfer window, both Bundesliga team confirmed on Friday.

The 26-year-old striker has put pen to paper on a three-year deal that keeps him with the "Rothosen" until June 2018.

Schipplock played from 2011 until 2015 for Hoffenheim where he provided 12 assists and 16 goals in 84 Bundesliga appearances.

"I think it is a dream for a lot of player to play for such a great club like Hamburg. The same goes for me. It is an honour to get such an offer therefore I didn't have to think twice," Schipplock told the club's official homepage.

The "HSV" kicks off the season against German record champions and titleholder Bayern Munich on August 14. Endite