Kazuyoshi Miura, Japan footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Kazuyoshi Miura

Japan

26 February 1967

forward

Kazuyoshi Miura , nicknamed King Kazu, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club Fukushima United, on loan from J2 League club Yokohama FC. He is the world's oldest professional player. In addition, he is one of the few players to have made over 1,000 career appearances.

He played for the Japan national team from 1990 to 2000, and was the first Japanese recipient of the IFFHS Asia's Footballer of the Year award. With 55 goals in 89 caps for the national team, Miura is the second most prolific goalscorer in the national team's history, behind Kunishige Kamamoto.

Miura holds the records for being the oldest goalscorer in J-League history at 50, the footballer with the world's longest professional career, and, as of 2026, is the oldest professional footballer in the world at 59. He also holds the distinction of having played professional football in five separate decades (1980s–2020s). His elder brother Yasutoshi is a former professional footballer.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Miura in 2012

⚽ Personal information:
Date of birth: (1967-02-26) 26 February 1967 (age 59)
Place of birth: Shizuoka, Japan
Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position: Forward

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Fukushima United(on loan from Yokohama FC)
Number: 11

⚽ Youth career:
1982: Shizuoka Gakuen High School
1982–1986: Juventus-SP

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1986: Santos 2 (0)
1986: Palmeiras 25 (2)
1986: Matsubara 5 (1)
1987: CRB 4 (0)
1987–1988: XV de Jaú 25 (2)
1988–1989: Coritiba 21 (2)
1989–1990: Santos 11 (3)
1990–1998: Verdy Kawasaki 192 (100)
1994–1995: → Genoa (loan) 21 (1)
1999: Dinamo Zagreb 12 (0)
1999–2000: Kyoto Purple Sanga 41 (21)
2001–2005: Vissel Kobe 103 (24)
2005–: Yokohama FC 278 (27)
2005: → Sydney FC (loan) 4 (2)
2022: → Suzuka Point Getters (loan) 18 (2)
2023–2024: → Oliveirense (loan) 8 (0)
2024–2025: → Atletico Suzuka (loan) 18 (0)
2026–: → Fukushima United (loan) 6 (0)

⚽ International career:
1990–2000: Japan 89 (55)
2012: Japan (futsal) 6 (1)