Joris Kayembe

In this Congolese name, the surname is Kayembe and the post-surname is Ditu.

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]

Joris Kayembe

Personal information
Full name	Joris Kayembe Ditu
Date of birth	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back / Wing-back
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	65	(3)
International career‡
2009–2010	Belgium U16	4	(0)
2014–2016	Belgium U21	9	(3)
2020	Belgium	2	(0)
2023–	DR Congo	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Club career

Early career

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

Porto

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

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

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

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.^[7]

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 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

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

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

Club

As of match played 3 May 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	36	2	3	0	—		—		—		39	2
	Total		62	3	5	0	—		8	1	—		75	4
Career total			293	19	11	0	3	1	0	10	1	0	317	21

1. 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

As of match played 25 March 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	1	0
	Total	14	0
Career total		16	0

See also

• List of association footballers who have been capped for two senior national teams