DR Congolese footballer
Joris Kayembe 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 Current team
Genk Number
18 2010–2011
Brussels 2011–2013
Standard Liége 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) 2009–2010
Belgium U16
4
(0) 2014–2016
Belgium U21
9
(3) 2020
Belgium
2
(0) 2023–
DR Congo
8
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
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]
Club career
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]
International career
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]
Career statistics
As of 30 July 2020 [1] [10]
International
As of match played 9 June 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Belgium
2020
2
0
Total
2
0
DR Congo
2023
3
0
2024
5
0
Total
8
0
Career total
10
0
References
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