Kevin N'goyi Tshiembe (; born 31 March 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

in the

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Early life

Born in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

, Denmark, Tshiembe's parents arrived in Denmark from

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– which is today the

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– in 1996, the year before his birth. He grew up in

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, a large

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in the district of

Brønshøj-Husum Brønshøj-Husum is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The district is bisected by Frederikssundsvej and consists mainly of vast areas of single family detached homes. It lies on the northwest border of the municipality. It c ...

Club career

Early career

Tshiembe began playing football at an early age for local club

Brønshøj Boldklub Brønshøj BK, full name Brønshøj Boldklub, is a Danish football club located in the outskirts of Copenhagen. The club was founded 15 May. 1919. History in brief Early years: Brønshøj BK's first decades was spent in local leagues in the C ...

before being scouted by

. He then joined

Akademisk Boldklub Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe (or AB) is a Danish professional football club from Gladsaxe north of Copenhagen, currently playing at the 3rd highest level of Danish domestic football in the Danish 2nd Division group 1. The club was established on F ...

(AB) before moving to the Lyngby Boldklub academy as a 17-year-old.

Lyngby

Tshiembe made his debut for Lyngby Boldklub on 31 August 2017. He played the whole game, which ended with a in a 3-1 win over Frederiksværk Boldklub in the Danish Cup. On 20 June 2017, Tshiembe signed his first professional contract, and was promoted to the first-team squad. Tshiembe made his European debut on 3 August 2017 in a 1–3 home loss to

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in the

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third qualifying round. He came on as a substitute for Thomas Sørensen in the 84th minute. He made his debut in the

on 11 February 2018 in a 1–3 home loss to

, with Tshiembe scoring an own goal after 23 minutes. He suffered relegation to the

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed AC Horsens.

Brøndby

On 4 August 2021, Tshiembe signed a four-year contract with

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champions Brøndby. He made his debut against rivals

on 8 August in a 2–4 away loss. On 17 August, he made his debut in the

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in a 1–2 away loss to Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of the play-off round.

Personal life

Kevin is the older brother of Delphin Tshiembe, who also is a professional footballer.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tshiembe, Kevin 1997 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Danish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football defenders Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Brønshøj Boldklub players F.C. Copenhagen players Akademisk Boldklub players Lyngby Boldklub players Brøndby IF players