Japanese soccer participant Kazuyoshi Miura is a number of generations older than his teammates. His contemporaries retired a long time in the past. Lionel Messi is 37, and Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 — mere children in comparison with Miura.
Miura will flip 58 in February, and the Japanese information company Kyodo reported this week that he intends to play subsequent season for his fourth-tier Japanese membership, Suzuka. It is going to be his fortieth season taking part in in skilled soccer.
“I had a one-and-a-half-year contract [signed in the summer of 2024]. I feel it was a pure development,” he mentioned
Referred to as “King Kazu,” Miura is extensively listed because the oldest lively skilled soccer participant.
Miura scored 55 targets in 89 appearances and was a star with Japan’s nationwide group within the Nineties.
He has performed professionally in Brazil, Italy, Croatia, Australia and Portugal. He made his debut in 1986 with Brazilian membership Santos, a aspect made well-known by Brazilian star Pelé.
Info from The Related Press contributed to this report.
