Joris_Kayembe
Joris Kayembe
DR Congolese footballer
Joris Kayembe Ditu (born 8 August 1994) is a professional footballer who as a winger plays for Belgian First Division A 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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joris Kayembe Ditu | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back / Wing-back | ||
| 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 | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Belgium U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 2020 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | DR Congo | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024 | |||
Born in Brussels, Kayembe started his youth career in Belgium with R.S.D. Jette then FC Brussels and Standard Liége.
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]
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]
On 31 July 2015, Kayembe was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team Rio Ave F.C.[6]
Kayembe was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[7] Kayembe debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[8] In 2023, Kayembe switched his international allegiance to the DR Congo.[9]
| 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 | Segunda Liga | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 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 | First Division A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 128 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 13 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 February 2024 [11]
- 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. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "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. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "J. Kayembe". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- Joris Kayembe at National-Football-Teams.com
- Joris Kayembe at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Joris Kayembe at Soccerway
- Joris Kayembe at the Royal Belgian Football Association
