Edo Kayembe

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Edo Kayembe
Personal information
Full name Edo Kayembe[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-03) 3 August 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Kananga, DR Congo
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Number 39
Youth career
AS Efokan
US Tshinkunku
SC Rojolu
0000–2017 Sharks XI FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Anderlecht 31 (0)
2020–2022 Eupen 40 (4)
2022– Watford 2 (0)
National team‡
2019 DR Congo U23 2 (0)
2019– DR Congo 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 October 2020

Edo Kayembe (born 3 August 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League 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,[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[]

As of 28 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2017–18[10] Belgian First Division A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[10] Belgian First Division A 12 0 1 0 2[b] 0 — 15 0
2019–20[10] Belgian First Division A 18 0 3 0 — — 21 0
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 33 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 39 0
KAS Eupen 2020–21[10] Belgian First Division A 23 0 3 0 — — 26 0
2021–22[10] Belgian First Division A 17 4 2 0 — — 19 4
Total 40 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 45 4
Watford 2021–22[10] Premier League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 75 4 9 0 2 0 — 86 4
  1. ^ Includes the Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Anderlecht Online - Wie is Edo Kayembe? (30 jan 17)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  3. ^ "Gent U21-Anderlecht U21 (1-3): Edo Kayembe voit double, Kule Mbombo enchaîne! — FOOT.CD". foot.cd.
  4. ^ "Anderlecht boekt glansloze overwinning dankzij debuterende Amuzu". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  5. ^ "Official: Kayembe Signs On". www.watfordfc.com. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Jeu de la Francophonie : Découvrez La liste des Léopards U20 et le programme complet. - Foot RDC". 2 July 2017.
  7. ^ "ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc". Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com. 7 March 2019.
  8. ^ "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  9. ^ "Algeria vs. Congo DR - 10 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "E. Kayembe: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

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