Most decades playing professional football (soccer)

The most decades playing professional football (soccer) is 5, and was achieved by Kazuyoshi Miura (Japan), playing between 1986 and 2020.

Miura aka 'King Kazu' began his professional career in Brazil in 1986 playing for Santos, in 2020 he signed a year-long contract extension with Yokohama FC. This contract extension will see him play out his 35th professional season in the J league and has seen him become the J leagues oldest ever player when he took the field against Kawasaki Frintale on 23rd September 2020 at the age of 53.

Miura's career has included an Asian Cup victory for the Japanese national side in 1992 and he is second on the all-time goalscorers list for his nation, finding the net 55 times on international duty. King Kazu also represented Japan at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2012, showing his versatility and love for the game.