(Football news) When people say age is just a number Kazuyoshi Miura just defines it, at the age of 54 he is still going strong and is going to continue playing for one more year after he was signed up by Suzuka Point Getters. Miura had offers from several clubs around Japan as well as overseas after his departure Yokohama FC in the J-League, but chose to reunite with his brother as it is going to be his 15th club of his career.

Kazuyoshi Miura will turn 55 next month and earlier expressed his desire to continue playing till the age of 60, which would subsequently mean that he will have played 40 years of professional football. Miura was one of the star players in Japanese football when the J-League was launched in 1993 as he led his side Verdy Kawasaki to two league titles and scored over 100 goals for them. The 54-year-old has made 89 appearances for the Japan national team and is the country's second-highest all-time scorer with 55 goals. He is known as "King Kazu," as he became the oldest player to feature in the J-League last year at the age of 54 years when he came on as a late substitute against Urawa Reds. He already holds the record for the oldest player to score in the J-League having scored in the second division against Thespakusatsu Gunma in March 2017. He has also helped Japan win the Asian Cup in 1992 also

Kazuyoshi Miura’s feat is something extraordinary at the age of 54 playing football at the highest level is no small feat, it not only shows how physically fit he is but also shows his strong mental strength to keep playing football at this age when professional sports athletes retire and tend to divert themselves from sports. The Japanese striker also made his long-awaited return to the FIFA video games series in FIFA 21 after helping Yokohama earn promotion back to the top flight — his first appearance in the game since FIFA 96. This move is a special one for him, as he will be playing for his brother Yasutoshi who manages Suzuka. Yasutoshi, who is two years older than Kazu, retired from professional football in 2003 and has spent time managing teams in the lower leagues. The two brothers played together for the Japanese national team during a pair of World Cup Qualifiers back in 1993, with Kazuyoshi starting up top and Yasutoshi slotting in at left back.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to play here and will do my best to contribute to the club on the pitch," Kazu said as he extended the endless twilight of his career.

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