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]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joris Kayembe Ditu | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1994 | ||
| 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 | 40 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Belgium U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 2020 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | DR Congo | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Brussels, Kayembe started his youth career in Belgium with R.S.D. Jette then FC Brussels and Standard Liége.
Porto
editIn 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]
Loan to Arouca
editKayembe 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]
Loan to Rio Ave
editOn 31 July 2015, Kayembe was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team Rio Ave F.C.[6]
Nantes
editUnder 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.[7]
Kayembe is suffering from injuries and fights very few games with the Canaries.
Charleroi
editOn 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
editIn May 2023, he left Charleroi for the Genk where he signed a contract for three years with an additional season as an option.[8]
International career
editKayembe was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[9] Kayembe debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[10] In 2023, Kayembe switched his international allegiance to the DR Congo.[11]
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.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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 | Belgian First Division A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 116 | 4 | ||||
| Genk | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 51 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 271 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 9 September 2024 [14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| DR Congo | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 12 | 0 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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 de Porto à Nantes". L'Équipe. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Officiel : Joris Kayembe quitte Charleroi pour Genk". La DH Les Sports . 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023..
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Football : 24 Léopards sélectionnés sur les 27 attendus pour la CAN 2023". radiookapi.net. Radio Okapi. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023..
- ^ "J. Kayembe". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Joris Kayembe at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit
- Joris Kayembe at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Joris Kayembe at Soccerway
- Joris Kayembe at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Joris Kayembe at National-Football-Teams.com
