Overview
- Kazuyoshi Miura entered as a stoppage-time substitute for Fukushima United in a 4-1 home win over FC Ryukyu at the age of 59 years, eight months and 12 days, becoming the oldest player to appear in Japan’s third-tier league.
- The match marked Miura’s first official league appearance since 2021, when he played once in Japan’s top flight for Yokohama FC.
- Miura previously made six appearances in a shortened special tournament under the split-season format but those games were not counted as official league fixtures.
- In July he scored in the Emperor’s Cup, ending almost four years without a competitive goal and showing he can still make on-field contributions.
- Miura’s appearance adds to a career that now spans five decades and keeps him registered with Fukushima United, a development that will decide whether his run of record-setting appearances continues.