Edo Kayembe
Congolese footballer
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Edouard "Edo" Kayembe (born 3 June 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and the Congolese National Team.
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Kayembe playing for Watford in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edo Kayembe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kananga, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Efokan | |||
| US Tshinkunku | |||
| SC Rojolu | |||
| –2017 | Sharks XI FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Anderlecht | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Eupen | 40 | (4) |
| 2022– | Watford | 137 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | DR Congo U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | DR Congo | 39 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
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 eight and-a-half-year contract.[5]
Kayembe scored his first goal for Watford FC on 11 November 2023 during a league match against Rotherham United FC. As a starter, he contributed to his team's 5–0 victory.
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 February 2026[10]
| 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 | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 8 | |||
| 2025–26 | Championship | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 137 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 142 | 16 | ||||
| Career total | 210 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 20 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[11]
| 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 |
