Joris Kayembe

Joris Kayembe Ditu (born 8 August 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Charleroi as a winger.[1]

Joris Kayembe

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)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Charleroi
Number	12
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–	Charleroi	8	(0)
National team^‡
2009–2010	Belgium U16	4	(0)
2014–2016	Belgium U21	9	(3)
2020–	Belgium	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:08, 30 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2020

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]

Career statistics

As of 30 July 2020[1][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	First Division A	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		8	0
Career total			128	12	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	134	13

References

1. Joris Kayembe at WorldFootball.net
2. "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.
3. "Tozé e Kayembe apontados a Olhão". Noticias do futebol. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
4. "Olhanense vs Porto". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
5. "Kayembe emprestado ao Arouca" [Kayembe loaned to Arouca] (in Portuguese). Record. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
6. "Kayembe já trabalha" [Kayembe already works] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave's Official Website. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
7. "Joris Kayembe: Le Belgo-Congolais débarque au FC Nantes". 15 June 2017.
8. "Belgium vs. Côte d'Ivoire - 8 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
9. "J. Kayembe". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

External links

• Joris Kayembe at ForaDeJogo
• Joris Kayembe at Soccerway
• Belgium profile at Belgian FA