Joris Kayembe

{{short description|DR Congolese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Family name hatnote|Kayembe|Ditu|lang=Congolese}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Joris Kayembe |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Joris Kayembe Ditu |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|8|df=y}} |birth_place = Brussels, Belgium |height = 1.80m |position = Left-back / Wing-back |currentclub = Genk |clubnumber = 18 |youthyears1 = 2010–2011 |youthclubs1 = Brussels |youthyears2 = 2011–2013 |youthclubs2 = Standard Liége |years1 = 2013–2017 |clubs1 = Porto B |caps1 = 73 |goals1 = 9 |years2 = 2014–2017 |clubs2 = Porto |caps2 = 1 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2015 |clubs3 = → Arouca (loan) |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 1 |years4 = 2015–2016 |clubs4 = → Rio Ave (loan) |caps4 = 26 |goals4 = 2 |years5 = 2017–2020 |clubs5 = Nantes |caps5 = 3 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2020–2023 |clubs6 = Charleroi |caps6 = 111 |goals6 = 3 |years7 = 2023– |clubs7 = Genk |caps7 = 93 |goals7 = 3 |nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 |nationalteam1 = Belgium U16 |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2014–2016 |nationalteam2 = Belgium U21 |nationalcaps2 = 9 |nationalgoals2 = 3 |nationalyears3 = 2020 |nationalteam3 = Belgium |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2023– |nationalteam4 = DR Congo |nationalcaps4 = 21 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |pcupdate = 19 May 2026 |ntupdate = 31 March 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.<ref name="wf">{{Worldfootball.net|joris-kayembe|new_id=pe331980}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Early career=== Born in Brussels, Kayembe started his youth career in Belgium with R.S.D. Jette then FC Brussels and Standard Liége.

===Porto=== In 2013, he signed for FC Porto.<ref>{{cite web|title=O servio Pavlovski e o belga Joris Kayembe Ditu inscritos na Liga|url=http://www.agentedesportivo.com/2013/09/03/fc-porto-b-o-servio-pavlovski-e-o-belga-joris-kayembe-ditu-inscritos-na-liga/|publisher=Agente Desportivo|access-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215810/http://www.agentedesportivo.com/2013/09/03/fc-porto-b-o-servio-pavlovski-e-o-belga-joris-kayembe-ditu-inscritos-na-liga/|archivedate=27 May 2014}}</ref> Along with some other players of the team, Kayembe was called to the first-team squad to face S.C. Olhanense.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tozé e Kayembe apontados a Olhão|url=http://www.noticias-do-futebol.com/content/toz-e-kayembe-apontados-olh-o|publisher=Noticias do futebol|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215515/http://www.noticias-do-futebol.com/content/toz-e-kayembe-apontados-olh-o|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Olhanense vs Porto|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/04/portugal/portuguese-liga-/sc-olhanense/futebol-clube-do-porto/1511929/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

====Loan to Arouca==== 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kayembe emprestado ao Arouca|trans-title=Kayembe loaned to Arouca|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/nacional/liga-honra/porto-b/detalhe/kayembe-emprestado-ao-arouca-926882.html|publisher=Record|date=22 January 2015|language=Portuguese|access-date=1 August 2015}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

====Loan to Rio Ave==== On 31 July 2015, Kayembe was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team Rio Ave F.C.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kayembe já trabalha|trans-title=Kayembe already works|url=http://www.rioavefc.pt/kayembe-ja-trabalha/|publisher=Rio Ave's Official Website|date=31 July 2015|language=Portuguese|access-date=1 August 2015|archive-date=5 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805024233/http://www.rioavefc.pt/kayembe-ja-trabalha/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Nantes=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=14 June 2017 |date=14 June 2017 |periodical=L'Équipe |title=Joris Kayembe de Porto à Nantes |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Joris-kayembe-de-porto-a-nantes/810624}}</ref>

Kayembe is suffering from injuries and fights very few games with the Canaries.

===Charleroi=== On January 17, 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Charleroi SC 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=== In May 2023, he left Charleroi for the Genk where he signed a contract for three years with an additional season as an option.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=17 May 2023 |date=17 May 2023 |periodical=La DH Les Sports+ |title=Officiel : Joris Kayembe quitte Charleroi pour Genk |url=https://www.dhnet.be/regions/charleroi/2023/05/17/officiel-joris-kayembe-quitte-charleroi-pour-genk-QMQD6WHG2NESNOHYTMWHKM6ULY/}}.</ref>

==International career== Kayembe was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2017/06/15/ligue-1-fc-nantes-belgo-congolais-joris-kayembe-devient-canari/|title=Joris Kayembe: Le Belgo-Congolais débarque au FC Nantes|date=15 June 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Kayembe debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/08/world/friendlies/belgium/cote-divoire/3398187/|title=Belgium vs. Côte d'Ivoire – 8 October 2020 – Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref> In 2023, Kayembe switched his international allegiance to the DR Congo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Non à la Belgique, oui à la RDC! |url=https://leopardsactu.com/non-a-la-belgique-oui-a-la-rdc/ |publisher=LeopardsActu |access-date=13 September 2023 |date=28 February 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004045345/https://leopardsactu.com/non-a-la-belgique-oui-a-la-rdc/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=29 December 2023 |date=27 December 2023 |publisher=Radio Okapi |title=Football : 24 Léopards sélectionnés sur les 27 attendus pour la CAN 2023 |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/2023/12/28/actualite/sport/football-24-leopards-selectionnes-sur-les-27-attendus-pour-la-can-2023 |website=radiookapi.net}}.</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 19 May 2026}}<ref name="wf"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joris-kayambete-ditu-/311596/|title=J. Kayembe|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Porto B |2013–14 |rowspan="3"|Segunda Liga |26||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||2 |- |2014–15 |18||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||1 |- |2016–17 |28||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||6 |- !colspan="2"|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||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |Arouca (loan) |2014–15 |Primeira Liga |15||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||15||1 |- |Rio Ave (loan) |2015–16 |Primeira Liga |26||2||3||0||3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |- |Nantes |2017–18 |Ligue 1 |3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |Nantes II |2018–19 |National 2 |3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |rowspan="5"|Charleroi |2019–20 |Belgian First Division A |8||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |2020–21 |Belgian First Division A |34||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||38||1 |- |2021–22 |Belgian First Division A |39||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||2 |- |2022–23 |Belgian Pro League |30||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !111!!4!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!116!!4 |- |rowspan="4"|Genk |2023–24 |Belgian Pro League |26||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||36||2 |- |2024–25 |Belgian Pro League |39||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||42||2 |- |2025–26 |Belgian Pro League |28||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||39||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !93!!3!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!19!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!117!!4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !324||19||11||0||3||1||21||1||1||0||359||21 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== {{updated|match played 31 March 2026}} <ref>{{NFT|79716}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |Belgium |2020||2||0 |- !colspan=2|Total||2||0 |- |rowspan=4|DR Congo |2023||3||0 |- |2024||10||0 |- |2025||7||0 |- |2026||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total||20||0 |- !colspan=2|Career total||22||0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{ForaDeJogo}} * {{Soccerway|joris-kayambete-ditu-/311596}} * {{RBFA player|PH_6009}} * {{NFT player}}

{{K.R.C. Genk squad}} {{Navboxes | title = DR Congo squads | bg = #007FFF | fg = #F7D618 | bordercolor = #CE1021 | list1 = {{DR Congo squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DR Congo squad 2025 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{DR Congo squad 2026 FIFA World Cup}} }}

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