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title: "Age is just a number: Japanese football player Kazuyoshi Miura signs for J-League team at 58"
type: "News"
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description: "Japanese football legend Kazuyoshi Miura, at 58, has signed with Fukushima United on loan from Yokohama FC, marking his 41st professional season. Known as \"King Kazu,\" he expressed his enduring passion for football and commitment to contribute to his new team. Miura returns to the J-League for the first time in five years after a stint with Atletico Suzuka. He made his debut in 1986 and has played internationally, significantly impacting Japanese football since the J-League's inception in 1993."
datetime: "2025-12-30T04:55:40.000Z"
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# Age is just a number: Japanese football player Kazuyoshi Miura signs for J-League team at 58

Japanese football legend Kazuyoshi Miura said his passion for playing the game was as strong as ever after signing for a third-division team at the age of 58 on Tuesday.\\nMiura, known as “King Kazu”, will join Japan’s Fukushima United on loan from Yokohama FC until June for what will be his 41st season as a professional footballer.\\nHe will turn 59 in February.\\n“My passion for football hasn’t changed, no matter how old I get,” the former Japan international said in a statement issued by his new club.\\n“I’m very grateful to be given the opportunity to play in Fukushima, and I will fight hard as a member of Fukushima United.\\n“Let’s make history together!”\\n\\nMiura spent last season on loan with fourth-tier Atletico Suzuka, making seven appearances as the team were relegated to Japan’s regional leagues after finishing second bottom of the table and losing a playoff.\\nHis move to Fukushima sees him return to the J-League – the top three divisions of Japanese football – for the first time in five years.\\nMiura said he was ready to “take on a new challenge” with Fukushima United, who finished 10th in the 20-team third division last season.\\n“To all the Fukushima United players, coaching staff, fans, sponsors and people in the local area, I promise that I will play with everything I have to make a contribution,” he said.\\nMiura made his professional debut in 1986 for Brazilian team Santos and he has also played for teams in Italy, Croatia, Australia and Portugal.\\nHe helped put football in Japan on the map when the professional J-League was launched in 1993.\\nHe made his Japan debut in 1990 but was famously left out of the squad for their first World Cup finals appearance in 1998, despite scoring 55 goals in 89 games for the national side.\\n

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