Edo Kayembe
Congolese footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edouard "Edo" Kayembe Kayembe (born 3 June 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a 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) | 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 | 111 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | DR Congo U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | DR Congo | 21 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 | |||
Club career
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
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
Summarize
Perspective
Club
- As of match played 18 April 2025[10]
| 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 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 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 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |||
| Watford | 2021–22 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 8 | |||
| Total | 111 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 115 | 13 | ||||
| Career total | 184 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 17 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup and FA Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International goals
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 |
| 2. | 6 September 2024 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |  Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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