Edouard "Edo" Kayembe Kayembe (born 3 June 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and the DR Congo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edo Kayembe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kananga, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Efokan | |||
| US Tshinkunku | |||
| SC Rojolu | |||
| –2017 | Sharks XI FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Anderlecht | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Eupen | 40 | (4) |
| 2022– | Watford | 67 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | DR Congo U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | DR Congo | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Kayembe signed his first professional contract on 22 November 2016 with R.S.C. Anderlecht for 4.5 years,[2] joining from the Congolese club Sharks XI FC.[3] He made his professional debut for Anderlecht in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A win over K.A.S. Eupen on 22 December 2017.[4]
On 7 January 2022, Kayembe joined Premier League club Watford on a four-and-a-half year contract.[5]
International career edit
Kayembe was called up to the DR Congo U20s for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, but did not end up going to the tournament.[6] He represented the DR Congo U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[7][8]
Kayembe made his senior debut for the DR Congo national football team in a friendly 1–1 draw with Algeria on 10 October 2019.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2017–18[10] | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[10] | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20[10] | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| KAS Eupen | 2020–21[10] | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[10] | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |||
| Watford | 2021–22[10] | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[10] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[10] | Championship | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 140 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup and FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International goals edit
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 September 2022 | Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, Morocco |  Sierra Leone |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
References edit
- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Anderlecht Online - Wie is Edo Kayembe? (30 jan 17)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
- ^ "Gent U21-Anderlecht U21 (1-3): Edo Kayembe voit double, Kule Mbombo enchaîne! — FOOT.CD". foot.cd.
- ^ "Anderlecht boekt glansloze overwinning dankzij debuterende Amuzu". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- ^ "Official: Kayembe Signs On". www.watfordfc.com. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Jeu de la Francophonie : Découvrez La liste des Léopards U20 et le programme complet. - Foot RDC". 2 July 2017.
- ^ "ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc". Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com. 7 March 2019.
- ^ "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ "Algeria vs. Congo DR - 10 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "E. Kayembe: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 December 2019.