YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 18: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Kazuyoshi Miura of Yokohama FC looks on prior to the J.League second division match between Yokohama FC and Kyoto Sanga at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium on October 18, 2015 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)Etsuo Hara/Getty Images

Japanese Striker Kazuyoshi Miura Extends Pro Contract Past His 49th Birthday

Joe GallagherNov 11, 2015

This guy's record puts Teddy Sheringham to shame.

On Wednesday, Japanese club Yokohama FC announced a one-year extension to Kazuyoshi Miura's contract, which will see the striker play on past his 49th birthday, per Reuters (h/t the Guardian).

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The second division side made the announcement at 11:11 a.m. on November 11, a nod to the legendary Miura's squad number.

Miura holds the record as the oldest goalscorer in Japanese football thanks to his goal in June at the age of 48 years and four months. He made his professional debut in 1986, some six years before the birth of Neymar.

He also has a fairly clinical record with the Japanese national side, having scored 55 goals in 89 appearances for Japan.

[Guardian]