Known in Japan as "King Kazu," Japanese football player Kazuyoshi Miura had his contract extended for one more season with his hometown football club Yokohama on Thursday.
"I will always play my heart out and hope to continue to grow [as a player]," Miura told the Kyodo news agency. The J-League legend wants to retire in 9 years' time, when he turns 60.
Miura became the world's oldest pro player in 2017, surpassing the previous professional longevity record set by English legend Stanley Matthews.
The forward, who turns 51 next month, kicked off his lengthy career at the age of 15, when he traveled to Brazil to become a professional footballer there. In 1986, Miura received his first professional contract with Santos FC. After playing for several clubs in Brazil, he returned to Japan in the early nineties, where his career peaked.