Joris Kayembe

Joris Kayembe Ditu (born 8 August 1994) is a professional footballer who as a winger plays for Belgian Pro League club Genk. Born in Belgium and formerly a Belgium international in a pair of friendly matches, he plays for the DR Congo national team.

Club career

Early career Born in Brussels, Kayembe started his youth career in Belgium with RSD Jette then FC Brussels and Standard Liége.

Porto In 2013, he signed for FC Porto. Along with some other players of the team, Kayembe was called to the first-team squad to face S.C. Olhanense. 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.

Loan to Arouca 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.

Loan to Rio Ave On 31 July 2015, Kayembe was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team Rio Ave F.C.

Nantes Under 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.

Kayembe is suffering from injuries and fights very few games with the Canaries.

Charleroi On January 17, 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Charleroi 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 In May 2023, he left Charleroi for the Genk where he signed a contract for three years with an additional season as an option.

International career Kayembe was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent. Kayembe debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020. In 2023, Kayembe switched his international allegiance to the DR Congo.

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.

On 19 May 2026, Kayembe was included in the 26-man squad selected by head coach Sébastien Desabre to represent the DR Congo at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first. + List of international goals scored by Joris KayembeNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 9 June 2026 Stade de la Source, Orléans, France 26 1–2 1–2 Friendly