Joris Kayembe

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In this Congolese name, the surname is Kayembe and the post-surname is Ditu.
Joris Kayembe
Personal information
Full name Joris Kayembe Ditu
Date of birth (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 18
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)
2020–2023 Charleroi 111 (3)
2023– Genk 77 (3)
International career‡
2009–2010 Belgium U16 4 (0)
2014–2016 Belgium U21 9 (3)
2020 Belgium 2 (0)
2023– DR Congo 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Joris Kayembe Ditu (born 8 August 1994) is a professional footballer who as a winger plays for Belgian First Division A club Genk. Born in Belgium and formerly a Belgium international in a pair of friendly matches, he plays for the DR Congo national team.[1]

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Brussels, Kayembe started his youth career in Belgium with R.S.D. Jette then FC Brussels and Standard Liége.

Porto

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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]

Loan to Arouca

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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]

Loan to Rio Ave

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On 31 July 2015, Kayembe was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga team Rio Ave F.C.[6]

Nantes

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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.[7]

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

Charleroi

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On January 17, 2020, he signed a two-year contract with Charleroi SC 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

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In May 2023, he left Charleroi for the Genk where he signed a contract for three years with an additional season as an option.[8]

International career

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Kayembe was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[9] Kayembe debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[10] In 2023, Kayembe switched his international allegiance to the DR Congo.[11]

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.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2025[1][13]
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 Belgian First Division A 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 8 0
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 34 1 2 0 — 2[a] 0 — 38 1
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 39 2 0 0 — — — 39 2
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 30 1 1 0 — — — 31 1
Total 111 4 3 0 — 2 0 — 116 4
Genk 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 26 1 2 0 — 8[b] 1 — 36 2
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 39 2 3 0 — — — 42 2
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 12 0 0 0 — 6[a] 0 — 18 0
Total 77 3 5 0 — 14 1 — 96 4
Career total 308 19 11 0 3 1 16 1 1 0 338 21
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 14 October 2025 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2020 2 0
Total 2 0
DR Congo 2023 3 0
2024 10 0
2025 5 0
Total 18 0
Career total 20 0

See also

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References

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