Kazuyoshi Miura, better known as “King Kazu,” is the oldest soccer player in the game. The athlete, who is on the brink of 56, recently signed to play in the Portuguese second division.

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One Good Thing: King Kazu, 55, Continues to Play Professional Soccer

We know the world can be tough sometimes. So we'd like to take a moment to share one good thing happening in the world today. You've heard about tom brady, but what about the oldest soccer player in the game? Kazuyoshi Miura is also known as King Kazu. He is about to enter his 38th season as a professional soccer player. He's about to turn 56 years old. King Kazu just signed a deal to play in Portugal, this is his sixth country. He's played for teams in brazil, Japan, Italy Croatia and Australia. He's 1 55 goals across 89 games for the Japanese national team. This makes him the second highest all time score for the team. In a statement, the soccer player says, even though this is a new place for me, I'll work hard to show everyone the kind of play where I am known for his exceptional career. Started back in 1986 that was the year before soccer great Lionel messi was even born in 1994. He became the first Japanese player to play in the Italian 1st Division. Then in 2017, he became the oldest player to score in a professional match at 50 years and 14 days old. Back in 2000 he retired from the national side but kept playing professionally for another 20 years. And with this news, he doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. I'm really happy for him