Kevin Tshiembe

Kevin N'goyi Tshiembe (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtɕempə]; born 16 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer of Congolese descent, who plays as a centre-back for Brondby IF in the Danish Superliga.

Club Career

Early career

Tshiembe began playing football at an early age for local club Bronshoj Boldklub before being scouted by Copenhagen. He then joined Akademisk Boldklub (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 Frederiksvark 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 Krasnodar in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. He came on as a substitute for Thomas Sorensen in the 84th minute. He made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 11 February 2018 in a 1–3 home loss to Brondby IF, with Tshiembe scoring an own goal after 23 minutes.

He suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed AC Horsens.

Brondby

On 4 August 2021, Tshiembe signed a four-year contract with 2020–21 Danish Superliga champions Brondby. He made his debut against rivals Copenhagen on 8 August in a 2–4 away loss. On 17 August, he made his debut in the UEFA Champions League in a 1–2 away loss to Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of the play-off round.