🔗 Share this article <strong>Together, let's make history'</strong> - Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, joins a fresh team. The legendary Japanese striker, who turns 59 in February and is the world's oldest professional footballer, has signed a temporary transfer until June with Japanese third division side Fukushima United. The transfer means Miura could play in the Japanese professional league - encompassing the highest tiers of football in Japan - for the initial occasion in half a decade. The former Japan striker, who started his career with the Brazilian club Santos in 1986, failed to score in just over an hour across seven appearances last season while on loan at JFL side Atletico Suzuka. "My love for the game hasn't changed, no matter how old I get," he said as he gears up for a forty-first campaign as a pro footballer. "I am truly thankful to be given this opportunity. I vow I will play with everything I have to help the team. Together, we can create a legacy!" Referred to as 'King Kazu' in Japan, this will be Miura's fourth temporary move since 2022 from J2 League side Yokohama FC. The veteran, who has also played club football in Italy, Croatia and Australia, joined the club in 2005 but has not played a minute for them since 2020. He netted 55 goals in 89 games in an international career that ended in 2000, two years after his notable omission from the squad for Japan's first World Cup finals appearance. Miura, who has expressed a desire for continuing his career into his seventh decade, said he was ready to "embrace a fresh test" after being relegated last season to the country's lower regional divisions. Fukushima United finished 10th in the twenty-club third division last season.