Kazuyoshi Miura, set to turn 59 in February 2026, has signed a loan deal with Japanese third-division side Fukushima United, keeping his remarkable professional career alive. The contract runs until June, allowing Miura the chance to feature in the J.League’s top three tiers for the first time in five years.
The former Japan striker, who began his career at Brazilian club Santos in 1986, made seven appearances last season on loan at fourth-tier Atletico Suzuka but failed to score in 69 minutes of play. Miura scored 55 goals in 89 appearances for the national team before retiring internationally in 2000, two years after being controversially left out of Japan’s first-ever World Cup squad.
Despite recent setbacks in lower-tier football, Miura, who has previously expressed his ambition to play until the age of 60, said he is eager to embrace a new challenge with Fukushima United.
