Joris Kayembe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joris Kayembe Ditu | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Brussels | ||
| 2011–2013 | Standard Liége | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Porto B | 73 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | Porto | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Arouca (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Nantes | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Charleroi | 111 | (3) |
| 2023– | Genk | 100 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Belgium U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 2020 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | DR Congo | 30 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2026 | |||
Joris Kayembe Ditu (born 8 August 1994) is a professional footballer who as a winger plays for Belgian Pro League club Genk. Born in Belgium and formerly a Belgium international in a pair of friendly matches, he plays for the DR Congo national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Brussels, Kayembe started his youth career in Belgium with RSD Jette then FC Brussels and Standard Liége.
Porto
[edit]In 2013, he signed for FC Porto.[2] Along with some other players of the team, Kayembe was called to the first-team squad to face S.C. Olhanense.[3] After a very good first season with the B squad he finally made his debut on 4 May 2014, coming as a 46th-minute substitute for Tozé.[4]
Loan to Arouca
[edit]Kayembe started the 2014–15 season with Porto's first team but appeared mainly in B squad. In January 2015, he was loaned to F.C. Arouca.[5]
Loan to Rio Ave
[edit]On 31 July 2015, Kayembe was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team Rio Ave F.C.[6]
Nantes
[edit]Under one of the terms of the contract allowing Sérgio Conceição to leave FC Nantes and join the Portuguese club bench, Joris Kayembe was transferred free of charge to FC Nantes on June 14, 2017.[7]
Kayembe is suffering from injuries and fights very few games with the Canaries.
Charleroi
[edit]On January 17, 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Charleroi to revive himself.
In his first 5 months with the Zebras, Kayembe made some interesting appearances.
For the 2020-2021 season, yet left winger, Kayembe starts the championship as a left-back holder following the departure of Núrio Fortuna to Gent.
Genk
[edit]In May 2023, he left Charleroi for the Genk where he signed a contract for three years with an additional season as an option.[8]
International career
[edit]Kayembe was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[9] Kayembe debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[10] In 2023, Kayembe switched his international allegiance to the DR Congo.[11]
On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by Sébastien Desabre to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[12]
On 19 May 2026, Kayembe was included in the 26-man squad selected by head coach Sébastien Desabre to represent the DR Congo at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2013–14 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 72 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 9 | ||
| Porto | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Arouca (loan) | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |
| Nantes | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Nantes II | 2018–19 | National 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Charleroi | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 116 | 4 | ||||
| Genk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 42 | 2 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | — | 124 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 331 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 366 | 22 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 1 July 2026[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| DR Congo | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | |
| Career total | 32 | 1 | |
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 June 2026 | Stade de la Source, Orléans, France | 26 |  Chile | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Joris Kayembe at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "O servio Pavlovski e o belga Joris Kayembe Ditu inscritos na Liga". Agente Desportivo. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tozé e Kayembe apontados a Olhão". Noticias do futebol. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Olhanense vs Porto". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Kayembe emprestado ao Arouca" [Kayembe loaned to Arouca] (in Portuguese). Record. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Kayembe já trabalha" [Kayembe already works] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave's Official Website. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ "Joris Kayembe de Porto à Nantes". L'Équipe. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "Officiel : Joris Kayembe quitte Charleroi pour Genk". La DH Les Sports+. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023..
- ↑ "Joris Kayembe: Le Belgo-Congolais débarque au FC Nantes". 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Belgium vs. Côte d'Ivoire – 8 October 2020 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Non à la Belgique, oui à la RDC!". LeopardsActu. 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Football : 24 Léopards sélectionnés sur les 27 attendus pour la CAN 2023". radiookapi.net. Radio Okapi. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023..
- ↑ Pierre Desorgues (19 May 2026). "Coupe du monde 2026: la liste des 26 joueurs congolais sans nouveaux venus et sans Afimico Pululu fait réagir". tv5monde.com. TV5 Monde. Retrieved 23 May 2026..
- ↑ "J. Kayembe". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- 1 2 Joris Kayembe at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]
- Joris Kayembe at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Joris Kayembe at Soccerway
- Joris Kayembe at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Joris Kayembe at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brussels
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Dual internationalists (men's football)
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Belgium men's international footballers
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Democratic Republic of the Congo people of Belgian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Porto B players
- FC Porto players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- FC Nantes players
- Royal Charleroi SC players
- KRC Genk players
- Ligue 1 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players