In a latest update After Japanese football legend Kazuyoshi Miura affectionately known as “King Kazu” has added another extraordinary milestone to his legendary career by scoring his first competitive goal after four years.
The 59 years old Japanese football icon Kazuyoshi Miura proved that age is just a number.
The world’s oldest professional footballer struck in the 52nd minute for Fukushima United on Saturday as the J-League third division side thrashed Iwaki Furukawa 7-0 to advance in the Emperor’s Cup.
The goal prompted celebrations among teammates on the pitch and the bench before the veteran forward was substituted three minutes later.
Playing for third-tier J3 League club Fukushima United, Miura netted in the 52nd minute to help secure a dominant 7-0 victory over Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor’s Cup.
Timing his run perfectly into the penalty box, Kazu met a teammate’s cutback with a clean, first-time finish to put his side 5-0 up.
This marked his first competitive goal since November 2022, when he scored for the Suzuka Point Getters (now Atletico Suzuka) in the Japan Football League.
Miura is currently playing on loan at Fukushima United from Yokohama FC and is preparing for a remarkable 42nd season as a professional footballer. Having started his professional journey back in 1986 with Brazilian club Santos, the icon has extended his contract through June 2027—meaning he is set to enter his 60s while still actively playing professional league football.
Enormous draw for fans
The former Japan international is preparing for a remarkable 42nd season as a professional after extending his loan spell with third-tier Fukushima United until June 2027.
Miura joined the club from Yokohama FC in December and will remain with Fukushima after making six appearances during a shortened 2026 campaign.
With Japan’s professional leagues set to switch from a spring-to-autumn schedule to an autumn-to-spring calendar the Japanese footballer still playing professionally adding another chapter to one of football’s most enduring careers.
Miura has previously insisted that he will not leave football until he turns 60, and he continues to be an enormous draw for fans in Japan and abroad.
