9 9 ▁Hoff en heim , ▁K ieß ling ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁record . ▁In ▁every ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁four ▁Bundes liga ▁seasons ▁he ▁scored ▁one ▁goal . ▁Only ▁K la as - Jan ▁H unt ela ar ▁was ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁score ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁goals . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁K ieß ling ▁scored ▁a ▁bra ce ▁and ▁assist ed ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁three ▁of ▁J avier ▁Hern ández ' s ▁first ▁hat - tr ick ▁goals ▁for ▁Bayer ▁Le verk us en ▁at ▁club ▁level . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁K ieß ling ▁renew ed ▁his ▁contract ▁through ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁seven ▁goals ▁in ▁ 4 3 ▁matches . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season , ▁K ieß ling ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁have ▁to ▁ret ire ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁" pers istent ▁hip ▁injury ." ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season ▁with ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁league ▁match , ▁no ▁goals ▁in ▁one ▁German ▁Cup ▁match , ▁and ▁no ▁goals ▁in ▁three ▁European ▁matches . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season ▁K ieß ling ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season ▁by ▁coming ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 7