At the age of 56, Kazuyoshi Miura is not thinking about hanging his boots soon

The oldest footballer in the World, Kazuyoshi Miura, is set to extend his playing career after agreeing to another season with Portuguese second-division side, Oliveirense.

Oldest footballer in the World set for one more season

Despite turning 56 years old in February this year, Miura is intent on playing on as he extends his lead as the oldest currently active professional footballer in the world and has agreed to extend his loan with Oliveirense from the Japanese side Yokohama FC.

The former Japan international has been an active footballer since 1986 with Brazilian side, Santos, and is still unwilling to hand up his boots, 37 years later.

Miura has been a staple in Japanese football for decades, and despite taking his services outside his home country, appears to be no closer to retiring than the day he started his career.

Miura’s incredible career

After making his debut in football with Santos, Miura went on to represent 17 teams in five countries, playing for clubs such as Vissel Kobe, Genoa, Dynamo Zagreb, Palmeiras, Sydney FC, and Verdy Kawasaki. 

The forward also represented the Japanese national team 89 times, scoring 55 goals for the Blue Samurai, including at the Afro-Asian Cup final against the Ivory Coast as he helped his country to the 1993 title.

He was named J-League player of the year that same year and was named in the XI of the year in 1993, 1995, and 1996.