The longest-serving professional footballer in the world signs with the new team » He has been playing since Steaua won the Champions Cup

According to The Japan Times, the legendary striker is set to play in Japan's third division, Fukushima United, on a one-year loan from Atletico Suzuka, the team he played for last season in the fourth tier.

The move has yet to be officially announced, but the quoted source claims the presentation is set to take place on January 11 at 11:11 a.m., a custom that has become a tradition in honor of his iconic number, 11.

He started his career 40 years ago

Born in 1967, Miura made his debut in 1986, at Santos, in Brazil, after leaving Japan at just 15 years old, with the dream of becoming a professional footballer. Experiences at Palmeiras, Matsubara, CRB, XV de Jau and Coritiba followed before returning to Japan at Verdy Kawasaki in 1990.

At the Tokyo club, Miura experienced the best period of his career, appearing in 187 matches and scoring 110 goals. He also scored 55 goals in 89 caps for the Japanese national team.

In 1992 he won the Asian Cup with Japan and was named Footballer of the Year in Asia.

Kazuyoshi Miura's incredible records

Throughout his career, Miura has also played for: Yokohama FC, Atletico Suzuka, Oliveirense, Suzuka PG, Sydney FC, Vissel Kobe, Kyoto Sanga, Dinamo Zagreb, Verdy Kawasaki, Genoa, Santos, Yomiuri FC, Coritiba FC, XV Piracicaba, CRB, Matsubara-PR, Juventus-SP and Shizugaku HS.

“King Kazu” holds an impressive list of unique records in world football:

• Oldest footballer to play in a professional match (5 March 2017)

• Oldest player to play in the first division (September 23, 2020)

• Oldest goalscorer in professional football (March 12, 2017)

• Oldest player in J1 League (Japan's premier league)

• Oldest player to play in Japan League Cup (53 years, 5 months, 10 days)

• The longest-serving professional footballer in the world

• Only player with professional football appearances in five different decades (1980s – 2020)