ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Watford.
Scout report
E. Kayembe is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Watford, rated 44.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 145th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 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 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 53 of the 53 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.69 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 28th of 53 of the 53 central midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Kayembe is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Watford finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44.3, Kayembe carries the 28th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 53 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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