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Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest footballer, has signed a loan deal with J-League side Fukushima United ahead of his 59th birthday in February.
Miura, known as “King Kazu” in his hometown Japanhas not participated in the Japanese professional third-level league J.League footballJ2 League side Yokohama FC has signed a five-year contract with third division side Fukushima FC until June.
“No matter how old I get, my passion for football has not changed,” said Miura, who played football until he was 60.
“I am very grateful for this opportunity and I promise to do my best to contribute and let’s make history together!”
The experienced striker began his career with the Brazilian club Santos 1986 and is now entering his 41st season as a professional football player.
Miura Zhiyang played 89 times Japanscored 55 goals, and his national team career lasted until 2000. The striker was famously left out of the squad for his international debut. world Participated in the French Cup in 1998.
Last year he was loaned to fourth-tier club Sporting Suzuka, where he failed to score in 69 minutes in seven games, and his upcoming spell will be his fourth loan spell since 2022. He has not made an appearance for parent club Yokohama since 2020.
Miura has previously played club football in Italy, Croatia and Australia, playing for teams such as Genoa, Dinamo Zagreb and Sydney FC.
Additional reporting by Reuters