 He finished the campaign with 8 goals in 30 appearances.During the 2016–17 season he scored 2 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions for Hamburger SV, with him providing back up for regular Strikers Michael Gregoritsch and top scorer Bobby Wood.His only league goal of the season came on 13 May 2017, and proved to be crucial as he scored an injury time equaliser in the penultimate game of the season in a 1–1 draw with FC Schalke 04 which meant Hamburger SV went into the final game of the season with a chance of survival from relegation.