Heiko Westermann is enjoying being out of the limelight at Real Betis. Boris Streubel/Getty Images

Real Betis defender Heiko Westermann hopes to play in the United States before his career ends.

The 32-year-old former Germany international joined Real Betis on a free transfer in the summer when his contract at Bundesliga strugglers, Hamburger SV, expired.

Though Westermann intends to stay at Real Betis for some time yet, he has one other dream he would like to fulfill before his retirement. Speaking to German new agency, Sport-Informations-Dienst , he said: "I would really like to go to the United States for one year."