The J.League club announced they had signed  the Australia international from German Bundesliga side Karlsruhe who are relegated next season  after a season where Kennedy failed to fire for the club and struggled for a first team place.

"I'm so happy that I have joined the Nagoya Grampus family," Kennedy said today.

"I'm very much looking forward to a new challenge with the team and would like to score many goals for the Nagoya supporters."

Kennedy is expected to arrive in Nagoya once he obtains a visa and boss Dragan Stojkovic is hoping to have the 26-year-old forward available by early July at the latest.

Kennedy will also be eligible to play for Nagoya from the quarter-final stage of the Asian Champions League provided they can overcome Suwon Bluewings in the last 16 next Wednesday.

He has previously played for German clubs Wolfsburg, Stuttgart, Cologne and Nurnberg and made eight appearances for Australia during its successful World Cup qualifying campaign, scoring three times.