Record-breaking Japan striker 'King Kazu' plays at 58

He 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.

An absolute shocking disaster, that was!

Amazing role model!

Good fit as central striker in Amorim's 3-4-3 at Man U. Would score more than Hojlund.

Amazing!!..

Amazing role model!

He was, now just an embarrassment who cannot let go.

Agree with Mr Kipling. Can’t he find an oyaji league and stop taking the place of young players? It’s just a charade at this point.

I don't want to take anything away from the guys because it's incredible that he can still play at 58 years old (I quit last year at 43 years old, knees are knackered), but this just highlights how bad the J-league is.

Record-breaking Japan striker 'King Kazu' is an inspiration to the young and the young at heart worldwide. CR7, Sunil Chettri, Lionel Messi, Thomas Muller, Jamie Vardy, Roberto Lewandowski, and several others have a long way to go.

@njca4--As a fourth division team, AthletiCo Suzuka are not technically J. League but a separate organization JFL. I think I remember the head coach of Suzuka being Miuras brother. So this is little more than having a laugh with family in a semi-pro league.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/17/worlds-oldest-professional-footballer-playing-at-59-mykola-lykhovydov-ukraine