Hannover signs Hiroshi Kiyotake from Nuremberg

HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Hannover says it has signed Japan attacking midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake from relegated Bundesliga rival Nuremberg.

Kiyotake signed a four-year contract. No details were released.

Kiyotake was in Japan's World Cup squad. He is the sixth player to be signed by the rebuilding Hannover.