Kazuyoshi Miura
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Miura in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 February 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Fukushima United (on loan from Yokohama FC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1986 | Juventus-SP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Santos | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Palmeiras | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Matsubara | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | CRB | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | XV de Jaú | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Coritiba | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Santos | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1998 | Verdy Kawasaki | 192 | (100) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | → Genoa (loan) | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Dinamo Zagreb | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 41 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Vissel Kobe | 103 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005– | Yokohama FC | 278 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | → Sydney FC (loan) | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Suzuka Point Getters (loan) | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Oliveirense (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Atletico Suzuka (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Fukushima United (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–2000 | Japan | 89 | (55) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Japan (futsal) | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:52, 18 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kazuyoshi "Kazu" Miura (三浦 知良, Miura Kazuyoshi; born 26 February 1967), nicknamed King Kazu, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club Fukushima United, on loan from J2 League club Yokohama FC. He is the world's third oldest active professional player, and the oldest to score in a professional match.
He played for the Japan national team from 1990 to 2000, and was the first Japanese recipient of the IFFHS Asia's Footballer of the Year award. With 55 goals in 89 caps for the national team, Miura is the second most prolific goalscorer in the national team's history, behind Kunishige Kamamoto.
Miura holds the records for being the oldest active goalscorer in the J-League, the footballer with the world's second longest professional career, and, as of 2026, is the third oldest professional footballer in the world at 58. He also holds the distinction of having played professional football in five separate decades (1980s–2020s). His elder brother Yasutoshi is a former professional footballer.