The oldest footballer on the planet has extended his contract with a club at the age of 59

59-year-old Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura will continue his professional football career next season.

As reported by sport24.ru, he extended his contract with the Japanese "Yokohama" and moved to "Fukushima United" from the third division of Japan on loan.

Kazuyoshi Miura is officially the oldest professional football player in the world. He began his career in 1982 and played for Brazilian "Santos", Croatian "Dinamo Zagreb", Italian "Genoa", and a number of other clubs.

Miura has 89 caps and 55 goals for the Japanese national team (the last one in 2000).