Domestic-league season · Watford.
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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2503 | 6.83 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
Kayembe's current-season form is down 25% on last season (Season 40→30), while his Rating eased 64→49. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 40).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Watford · 16th | 37 | 4 | 1 | 6.83 | 49 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Watford · 14th | 44 | 8 | 1 | 6.82 | 64 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | Watford · 15th | 35 | 5 | 2 | 6.96 | 64 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | Watford · 11th | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 61 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | AS Eupen · 2nd | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6.99 | 55 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | AS Eupen · 12th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 54 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 5 | 1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 1 |
Caps & goals this season.
E. Kayembe is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Watford, rated 49.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 310th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.2% 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 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 73 of the 73 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 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 48th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Kayembe is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.7 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.
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.
With a Rating of 49.4, Kayembe carries the 48th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73. 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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~23), then tapers with age. At 28, Kayembe sits on 13.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kayembe's projected Rating — 49.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
