OrcaScore
18

Defender

Joris Kayembe

  • KRC Genk
  • DR Congo
  • 32 yrs
  • 180 cm
  • Preferred foot: Left
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Appearances
14
905 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.10
Assists
0
Average rating
7.21
Age32
Date of birth8 Aug 1994
Height180 cm
Weight–
Preferred footLeft
Market value€1.9M
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts10 / 10
Minutes847
Rating7.38
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (2)
Passes · accuracy633 · 87%
Key passes10
Tackles / Interceptions21 / 21
Duels won60 / 98
Successful dribbles15
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.31 / 1.20
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion25%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls35
Accurate crosses6
Touches879
Possession lost151
Dispossessed8
Aerial duels won14
Ground duels won46
Clearances21
Ball recoveries63
Fouls won10
Fouls committed9
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week1
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)78.28
Top speed (km/h)33.13
Appearances / Starts– / –
Minutes–
Rating7.70
Goals / Assists0 / –
Shots (on target)– (–)
Passes · accuracy– · –
Key passes–
Tackles / Interceptions– / –
Duels won–
Successful dribbles–
Yellow cards / Red cards– / –
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –
Detailed statistics
Clean sheets0
Appearances / Starts4 / 0
Minutes58
Rating6.78
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy17 · 82%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions4 / 4
Duels won5 / 6
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.02 / 0.10
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses2
Touches42
Possession lost7
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won5
Clearances1
Ball recoveries5
Fouls won1
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)7.02
Top speed (km/h)28.84

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking43
Technical56
Tactical61
Defending69
Creativity52

Characteristics

Strengths

15

National team

  • DR Congo31 caps · 1 goals · debut Sep 2023
  • Belgium2 caps · 0 goals · debut Oct 2020

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
31 Oct 2026 KV Mechelen – KRC Genk 1–0 90' 7.6
25 Oct 2026 KRC Genk – Standard Liège 2–1 90' 8.1
17 Oct 2026 Royal Excelsior Virton – KRC Genk 0–2 82' 7.7
10 Oct 2026 KRC Genk – KV Kortrijk 3–0 77' 7.4
5 Oct 2026 Uganda – DR Congo 1–1 – –
28 Sep 2026 Zimbabwe – DR Congo 1–2 90' 6.7
24 Sep 2026 DR Congo – Equatorial Guinea 2–0 – –
20 Sep 2026 Club Brugge KV – KRC Genk 3–0 90' 7.3
13 Sep 2026 KRC Genk – KAA Gent 1–1 90' 7.0
6 Sep 2026 RSC Anderlecht – KRC Genk 0–0 81' 7.1
28 Aug 2026 KRC Genk – SK Beveren 4–0 77' 9.1
22 Aug 2026 Royal Antwerp FC – KRC Genk 4–4 90' 5.7
15 Aug 2026 KRC Genk – KVC Westerlo 3–2 90' 7.1
9 Aug 2026 SV Zulte Waregem – KRC Genk 2–1 72' 7.4
2 Aug 2026 KRC Genk – FC Twente 2–1 – –

Career and transfers

7 clubs · 8 moves · total fees 2.6M €
  1. Transfer Undisclosed
  2. Transfer Undisclosed
  3. Transfer Undisclosed
  4. Loan return
  5. Loan
  6. Loan return
  7. Loan
  8. Transfer 2.6M €

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)48
Average rating7.07
Last match rating7.631 Oct 2026
Matches missed01 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 10 7.07 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Oct 2026 7.6

Last 10 matches

7.6 8.1 7.7 7.4 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.1 9.1 5.7

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Pro League KRC Genk 10 (10) 847 1 0 7.38
2026 FIFA World Cup DR Congo 4 (0) 58 0 0 6.78
2026 Belgian Cup KRC Genk – – 0 – 7.70

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

UEFA Europa League 2025 · percentile among defenders (195 players)

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50 Tackles 79 Interceptions 29 Clearances 18 Aerials won 7 Duels won 22 Pass accuracy 62 Progressive carries 70 Rating 57

9 matches · 682 min

Joris Kayembe: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 2.24
79
Interceptions / 90 min 0.79
29
Clearances / 90 min 2.38
18
Aerials won / 90 min 0.40
7
Duels won 50.9%
22
Pass accuracy 87.5%
62
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.40
70
Rating 6.84
57

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