Edo Kayembe

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.

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
0000–2017	Sharks XI FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Anderlecht	31	(0)
2020–2022	Eupen	40	(4)
2022–	Watford	113	(13)
International career‡
2019	DR Congo U23	2	(0)
2019–	DR Congo	21	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

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 3 May 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		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[c]	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	44	8	1	0	1	0	—		—		46	8
	Total		113	13	1	0	3	0	—		—		117	13
Career total			186	17	10	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	200	17

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 September 2022	Stade Père Jégo, Casablanca, Morocco	Sierra Leone	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	6 September 2024	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Guinea	1–0	1–0	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification