5 oldest professional footballers to feature in a matchday squad

#4 Kazuyoshi Miura (50 years, still active)

Kazu Miura, Japanese Veteran

'Kazu' or King Kazu is the oldest active professional footballer in the world. Miura began his career at the age of fifteen in Brazil and played for South American giants Santos. He since represented clubs on four continents.

His most notable spell was the eight years he spent at Kawasaki in the JLeague 1 in the 1990s. His current spell with JLeague 2 side Yokohoma FC is his longest stint at any club. He also appeared for Genoa in Italy and Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia. The veteran scored a brilliant 55 goals in 89 games for Japan; a goal to game ratio of 1 in 2 games.

He broke the record for the oldest professional goalscorer in March this year. The record had been set in 1965 by Sir Stanley Matthews. He recently signed a contract extension at club Yokohoma and shows no signs of retiring.