Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura plans to extend his professional soccer career into his 40th season.
Miura, 57 plays for Atletico Suzuka in the Japan Football League (JFL) — the fourth tier of Japanese football — on loan from second-division side Yokohama FC. When he made his debut for Suzuka in July, he became the oldest player to play in the JFL.
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Miura joined Suzuka a month earlier and says he plans to keep playing for them in the 2025 season. “I had a one-and-a-half-year contract (since the summer of 2024). I think it was a natural progression,” he said, via the Kyodo News press agency.
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