Netherlands' international striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has extended his contract with Schalke 04 until June 2017, the Bundesliga side announced on Saturday.

'The Hunter', 31, joined Schalke from AC Milan in 2010 for a club record 14 million euros (US$17.1m) and has scored 66 goals in 116 league games for the Royal Blues with an option of an extra year in his new contract.

Schalke, who have drawn Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, broke the news before Saturday's Bundesliga match against Hamburg.

Huntelaar, the third highest scorer in Schalke's history, has scored seven goals in 15 Bundesliga games this season, scoring three times in the Champions League, and has forged a partnership alongside Cameroon striker Eric Choupo-Moting.