Edo Kayembe
{{short description|Congolese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Edo Kayembe
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Edo Kayembe{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2470630 |title=Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League |publisher=Premier League |date=4 February 2022 |access-date=6 February 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kananga, DR Congo
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Watford
| clubnumber = 39
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = AS Efokan
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = US Tshinkunku
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = SC Rojolu
| youthyears4 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs4 = Sharks XI FC
| years1 = 2017–2020
| clubs1 = Anderlecht
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = Eupen
| caps2 = 40
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = Watford
| caps3 = 110
| goals3 = 13
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = DR Congo U23
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–
| nationalteam2 = DR Congo
| nationalcaps2 = 21
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = 12 April 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 6 September 2024
}}
Edouard "Edo" Kayembe Kayembe (born 3 June 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|Watford}} club Watford and the DR Congo national team.
Club career
Kayembe signed his first professional contract on 22 November 2016 with R.S.C. Anderlecht for 4.5 years,{{cite web|url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/nl/article/151253|title=Anderlecht Online - Wie is Edo Kayembe? (30 jan 17)|website=www.anderlecht-online.be}} joining from the Congolese club Sharks XI FC.{{cite web|url=https://foot.cd/gent-u21-anderlecht-u21-1-3-edo-kayembe-voit-double-kule-mbombo-enchaine/|title=Gent U21-Anderlecht U21 (1-3): Edo Kayembe voit double, Kule Mbombo enchaîne! — FOOT.CD|website=foot.cd}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_voetbal/JupilerProLeague1718/MG_JPL_Speeldag_20/1.3117050|title=Anderlecht boekt glansloze overwinning dankzij debuterende Amuzu|publisher=|access-date=2017-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223010851/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_voetbal/JupilerProLeague1718/MG_JPL_Speeldag_20/1.3117050|archive-date=2017-12-23|url-status=dead}}
On 7 January 2022, Kayembe joined Premier League club Watford on a four-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/official-kayembe-signs-on|title=Official: Kayembe Signs On|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=7 January 2022|accessdate=7 January 2022}}
International career
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.{{cite web|url=https://footrdc.com/a-la-une/jeu-de-francophonie-decouvrez-liste-leopards-u20-programme-complet/|title=Jeu de la Francophonie : Découvrez La liste des Léopards U20 et le programme complet. - Foot RDC|date=2 July 2017|publisher=}} He represented the DR Congo U23s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.rdcongoleopardsfoot.com/en/elim-can-u23-27-joueurs-convoques-contre-le-maroc/|title=ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc|date=7 March 2019|website=Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qualifiersoftotalu-23africacupofnations/MatchDetails?MatchId=x4REIFYCj9vQzD4oMJlQraxPaB92C/e1cKlaF887JlPIvHYR6THy8N6QQU6AjO3e|title=CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details|website=www.cafonline.com}}
Kayembe made his senior debut for the DR Congo national football team in a friendly 1–1 draw with Algeria on 10 October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2019/10/10/world/friendlies/algeria/congo-dr/3176383/|title=Algeria vs. Congo DR - 10 October 2019 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 8 April 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=109731&season_id=157|title=Edo Kayembe|access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Soccerbase.com}}
| 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|National Cup{{efn|Includes Belgian Cup and FA Cup}} !colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=5|Anderlecht
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|Belgian Pro League |12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Belgian Pro League |18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21
|Belgian Pro League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|—||2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|KAS Eupen
|Belgian Pro League |23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|Belgian Pro League |17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 4 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|—||0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="5" |Watford
|13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|EFL Championship |35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25
|EFL Championship |41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 8 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!110 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||114 | 13 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!183 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 17 |
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=International goals=
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 September 2022 | Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, Morocco | {{fb|SLE}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 6 September 2024 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | {{fb|GUI}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
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External links
- [https://www.rsca.be/nl/teams/u21/edo-kayembe Anderlecht profile]
- [https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/men/players/edo-kayembe Watford profile]
{{Watford F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kayembe, Edo}}
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:English Football League players
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen