Edo Kayembe

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Edo Kayembe
Personal information
Full name Edo Kayembe [1]
Date of birth (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Anderlecht 31 (0)
2020–2022 Eupen 40 (4)
2022– Watford 97 (12)
International career‡
2019 DR Congo U23 2 (0)
2019– DR Congo 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

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.

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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

Club

As of match played 25 January 2025 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 1000—000010
2018–19 Belgian Pro League12010—2 [c] 0—150
2019–20 Belgian Pro League18030———210
2020–21 Belgian Pro League2000———20
Total33040—2000390
KAS Eupen 2020–21 Belgian Pro League23030———260
2021–22 Belgian Pro League17420———194
Total40450—0000454
Watford 2021–22 Premier League 1300000——130
2022–23 EFL Championship 2100010——220
2023–24 EFL Championship3550010——365
2024–25 EFL Championship2871010——307
Total97121030——10112
Career total1681610020200018316
  1. ↑ Includes Belgian Cup and FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International goals

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 September 2022 Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, MoroccoFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 2–03–0 Friendly
2.6 September 2024 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the CongoFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–01–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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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 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  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. ↑ "Edo Kayembe". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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