Evergreen striker Kazuyoshi Miura may have failed to extend his record as the world's oldest goal-scorer on Saturday, but his Yokohama FC teammates believe no other player will ever match his achievements.
"He's literally a legend," defender Calvin Jong-a-Pin said of Miura, who last month became the oldest professional player in the world to score a competitive goal when he netted against Thespakustatsu Gunma at the age of 50 years and 14 days, breaking a record that had been held by England's Stanley Matthews for 52 years.
"I've never seen a person like this," said Jong-a-Pin. "Of course he's not the old Kazu from almost 20 years ago — it's insane that I'm saying that — but still he's an intelligent player. He carries a lot of history and a lot of knowledge of the game, which is important for the team."