Kazuyoshi Miura, 59, breaks his own J.League oldest-player record again
Kazuyoshi Miura came on in stoppage time for Fukushima United on Saturday, aged 59 years, 8 months and 12 days, and extended his own J.League age record.
Some people retire at 35. Kazuyoshi Miura just keeps going.
On Saturday, 7 November, the Fukushima United striker stepped onto the pitch in stoppage time of a J3 home game against FC Ryukyu at Toho Minami Stadium in Fukushima. It was round 16 of the season, and it was his first appearance of this year.
He was 59 years, 8 months and 12 days old. That is a new record for the oldest player ever to appear in a J.League match, and it beats his own previous mark.
Not his first time
Miura set the record at 58 in March 2025, while playing for Atletico Suzuka in the JFL (Japan's fourth tier) after leaving Yokohama FC. He then joined Fukushima United in J3 (Japan's third division) for 2026.
He is widely regarded as the world's oldest active professional footballer. Every new appearance moves the bar a little further.
The same match also saw midfielder Koya Okuda and forward Yuki Okada involved, but the headline was the man in the number-less minutes at the end.
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