| Edo Kayembe | |
| Full Name: | Edo Kayembe[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Kananga, DR Congo |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Watford |
| Clubnumber: | 39 |
| Youthclubs1: | AS Efokan |
| Youthclubs2: | US Tshinkunku |
| Youthclubs3: | SC Rojolu |
| Youthyears4: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | Sharks XI FC |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Eupen |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Watford |
| Caps3: | 85 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | DR Congo U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | DR Congo |
| Nationalcaps2: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 6 September 2024 |
Edouard "Edo" Kayembe Kayembe (born 3 June 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Watford and the DR Congo national team.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | 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 | 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 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 88! | 10 | |||||
| Career total | 158 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 14 | |||
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 | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 6 September 2024 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |