Joris Kayembe

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.

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

In 2013, he signed for FC Porto. Along with some other players of the team, Kayembe was called to the first-team squad to face S.C. Olhanense. 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.

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.

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

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