SOCCER PLAYER
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Today

Kazuyoshi Miura
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 Japan Football League club Atletico Suzuka, on loan from J1 League club Yokohama FC. He is the world's second oldest active player to play and 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 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 2025, is the second oldest professional footballer in the world at 58 (behind Robert Carmona). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kazuyoshi Miura is the 220th most popular soccer player (down from 170th in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Japan (down from 154th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Kazuyoshi Miura is most famous for being the oldest professional footballer in the world. He is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Yokohama F. Marinos.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Kazuyoshi Miura ranks 220 out of 21,273. Before him are Graham Taylor, Shozo Tsugitani, Shiro Azumi, Kurt Hamrin, József Bozsik, and Sergio Ramos. After him are Wolfgang Overath, Tsukasa Hosaka, Kenny Dalglish, Andrea Pirlo, Bora Milutinović, and Shojiro Sugimura.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGraham Taylor
1944 - 2017
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 217
Shozo Tsugitani
1940 - 1978
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 218
Shiro Azumi
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 219
Kurt Hamrin
1934 - 2024
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 220
József Bozsik
1925 - 1978
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 221
Sergio Ramos
1986 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 222
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 223
Wolfgang Overath
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 224
Tsukasa Hosaka
1937 - 2018
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 225
Kenny Dalglish
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 226
Andrea Pirlo
1979 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 227
Bora Milutinović
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 228
Shojiro Sugimura
1905 - 1975
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 229
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Kazuyoshi Miura ranks 21. Before him are Kane, Sam Harris, Toni Braxton, Pamela Anderson, Akshay Kumar, and Bajram Begaj. After him are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Boris Becker, Jony Ive, Mark Ruffalo, Massimiliano Allegri, and Aleksandr Karelin.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsKane
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 15
Sam Harris
BIOLOGIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 16
Toni Braxton
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 17
Pamela Anderson
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 18
Akshay Kumar
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 19
Bajram Begaj
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 20
Kazuyoshi Miura
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 21
Philip Seymour Hoffman
ACTOR
1967 - 2014
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 22
Boris Becker
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 23
Jony Ive
DESIGNER
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 24
Mark Ruffalo
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 25
Massimiliano Allegri
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 26
Aleksandr Karelin
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 27
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kazuyoshi Miura ranks 206 out of 6,245. Before him are Susumu Tonegawa (1939), Kitarō (1953), Shozo Tsugitani (1940), Emperor Richū (336), Shiro Azumi (null), and Emperor Kaika (-208). After him are Hideki Shirakawa (1936), Sakichi Toyoda (1867), Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537), Syukuro Manabe (1931), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Honda Tadakatsu (1548).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsSusumu Tonegawa
BIOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 200
Kitarō
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 201
Shozo Tsugitani
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1978
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 202
Emperor Richū
POLITICIAN
336 - 405
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 203
Shiro Azumi
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 204
Emperor Kaika
POLITICIAN
208 BC - 97 BC
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 205
Kazuyoshi Miura
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 206
Hideki Shirakawa
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 207
Sakichi Toyoda
INVENTOR
1867 - 1930
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 208
Ashikaga Yoshiaki
POLITICIAN
1537 - 1597
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 209
Syukuro Manabe
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 210
Imagawa Yoshimoto
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1560
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 211
Honda Tadakatsu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1610
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 212
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Kazuyoshi Miura ranks 30. Before him are Takeshi Inoue (1928), Kunitaka Sueoka (1917), Junji Kawano (1945), Takeo Wakabayashi (1907), Shozo Tsugitani (1940), and Shiro Azumi (null). After him are Tsukasa Hosaka (1937), Shojiro Sugimura (1905), Ryuzo Shimizu (1902), Arawa Kimura (1931), Tokizo Ichihashi (1909), and Yoshio Okada (1926).
Takeshi Inoue
1928 - 1992
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 24
Kunitaka Sueoka
1917 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 25
Junji Kawano
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 26
Takeo Wakabayashi
1907 - 1937
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 27
Shozo Tsugitani
1940 - 1978
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 28
Shiro Azumi
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 29
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 30
Tsukasa Hosaka
1937 - 2018
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 31
Shojiro Sugimura
1905 - 1975
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 32
Ryuzo Shimizu
1902 - 1950
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 33
Arawa Kimura
1931 - 2007
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 34
Tokizo Ichihashi
1909 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 35
Yoshio Okada
1926 - 2002
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 36