Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Watford.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Watford's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 37 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2503 | 6.83 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
Scout report
E. Kayembe is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Watford, rated 48.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 303rd of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (60.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kayembe.
Judged on this season alone, Kayembe graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 109 central midfielders in the Championship, on 4 goals, 1 assist and 1.582 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 68th of 109 of the 109 central midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Kayembe is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Kayembe missed 4 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 46 this season. The 37 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Watford finished 16th of 24 · a mid-table side
1.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 60.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.58 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 48.3, Kayembe carries the 68th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 109. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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