🔗 Share this article <strong>'Let's make a legacy'</strong> - Miura, fifty-eight, signs with a fresh team. The legendary Japanese striker, set to turn 59 next month and is recognized globally as football's most senior pro, has agreed to a temporary transfer until June with J3 League club Fukushima United. The transfer means Miura might feature in the J.League - the top three divisions of Japanese football - for the first time in half a decade. The ex-international forward, who started his career with Brazilian side Santos in 1986, did not find the net in 69 minutes across seven appearances last season while on loan at fourth-tier club Atletico Suzuka. "My love for the game remains undimmed, regardless of my age," he said as he gears up for a forty-first campaign as a professional footballer. "I'm very grateful to be given this opportunity. I promise I will play with everything I have to make a contribution. Let's make history together!" Known as 'King Kazu' in Japan, this will be Miura's fourth temporary move since 2022 from J2 League side Yokohama FC. Miura, who has also featured in Australia, Italy, and Croatia, joined the club in 2005 but has remained absent from the pitch for them since 2020. He netted 55 goals in 89 games in an career for the national team that concluded in 2000, two years after his notable omission from the squad for Japan's maiden FIFA World Cup campaign. The footballer, who has talked of continuing his career into his seventh decade, said he was ready to "take on a new challenge" after being demoted last season to Japan's regional leagues. Fukushima United finished 10th in the twenty-club third division last season.