Kazuyoshi Miura is 59 years old. Most footballers hung up their boots two decades ago, but he was still there, training, waiting for his moment. And on Saturday, July 25, 2026, he found it: 52nd minute, wearing the Fukushima United shirt, a pass he finished without hesitation.
The score ended 7-0 against Iwaki Furukawa, a result that qualified his team for the Emperor’s Cup. But what no one will forget is that ‘King Kazu’ had not scored in an official match since November 2022. Three minutes after the goal, he was substituted, and the entire stadium rose to its feet to applaud him.
This man played in Serie A with Génova in 1994, wore shirts in Brazil, Croatia, and Australia, and was an idol of the Japanese national team in the nineties. Today, at 59 years old and under contract until 2027, he remains the oldest active professional footballer on the planet. And he has no plans to stop 🐐⚽