Joris Kayembe Ditu (born 8 August 1994) is a Belgian professional

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who as a winger plays for

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club

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and the Belgium national team.

Club career

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

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. In 2013, he signed for

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. Along with some other players of the team, Kayembe was called to the first-team squad to face

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. 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 Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity. History Founde ...

. On 31 July 2015, Kayembe was loaned to fellow

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team

Rio Ave F.C. Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlanti ...

International career

Kayembe was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent. Kayembe debuted with the

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in a 1–1 friendly draw with

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on 8 October 2020.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kayembe, Joris 1994 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football forwards FC Porto B players FC Porto players F.C. Arouca players Rio Ave F.C. players FC Nantes players R. Charleroi S.C. players Ligue 1 players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Belgian Pro League players Belgian expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in France Black Belgian sportspeople