Landry Dimata

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Landry Dimata
Dimata in 2016
Personal information
Full name Landry Nany Dimata[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997[1]
Place of birth Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chongqing Tonglianglong (on loan from Pafos)
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2016 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Oostende 29 (12)
2017–2019 VfL Wolfsburg 21 (0)
2018–2019 → Anderlecht (loan) 20 (13)
2019–2021 Anderlecht 13 (2)
2021 → Espanyol (loan) 19 (5)
2021–2023 Espanyol 19 (0)
2022–2023 → NEC (loan) 30 (10)
2023–2025 Samsunspor 51 (9)
2025– Pafos 14 (1)
2026– → Chongqing Tonglianglong (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Belgium U17 4 (1)
2014–2015 Belgium U18 4 (2)
2014–2016 Belgium U19 13 (9)
2016–2019 Belgium U21 12 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 October 2018

Landry Nany Dimata (born 1 September 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Chongqing Tonglianglong, on loan from Pafos.[3] Born in the DR Congo, he is a youth international for Belgium.

Club career

Dimata played with Standard Liège as a junior. He joined Oostende in 2016. He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 4 August 2016 against Genk.[4] In July 2017, Dimata joined VfL Wolfsburg for a fee of €10 million.[5]

In July 2018, Dimata moved to Belgium club Anderlecht, on a loan deal until the end of the season with an option to buy.[6][7] In November 2018, Anderlecht exercised the purchase option on Dimata.[8]

On 1 February 2021, Dimata moved to Spanish side Espanyol, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9] The deal included a purchase option.[9] On 2 June 2021, he joined Espanyol permanently.[10]

On 30 August 2022, Dimata moved on loan to NEC in the Netherlands for what ultimately was a poor period for the striker.[11] On 1 September 2023, he was transferred to Turkish Süper Lig side Samsunspor.[12]

On 2 September 2025, Dimata signed for Cypriot First Division side Pafos.[13] Later that month, on 27 September, he scored his first goal in the stoppage time of a 2–1 win over Olympiakos Nicosia.[14] He recorded a top speed of 39.6 kilometres per hour (24.6 mph) during a 2–2 draw against Monaco on 26 November, making him the fastest player in the Champions League league phase.[15]

On 5 February 2026, Dimata was loaned to Chinese Super League club Chongqing Tonglianglong.[16]

International career

Dimata was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Belgium at a young age, holding dual-citizenship.[17] In September 2020, he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Iceland.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oostende 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 291252——3414
VfL Wolfsburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 21010——220
Anderlecht (loan) 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 2013103[b]0—2413
Anderlecht 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0000——00
2020–21 10200——102
Total 10200——102
Espanyol (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 19500——195
Espanyol 2021–22 La Liga 17220——192
2023–24 Segunda División 20———20
Total 19220——212
NEC (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 301020——3210
Samsunspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 19220——212
2024–25 30720——327
2025–26 20002[b]0—40
Total 5194020—579
Pafos 2025–26 Cypriot First Division 141006[c]01[d]0211
Career total 213541521101024056

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Landry Dimata". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. "Football - MAXIFOOT l'actualité foot et transfert".
  3. Landry Dimata at Soccerway
  4. "Genk vs. KV Oostende - 31 July 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. "Wolfsburg sign forward Nany Landry Dimata from KV Oostende". ESPN. 20 July 2017.
  6. "Landry Dimata is nu officieel een Sportingboy!" [Landry Dimata is now officially a Sportingboy!]. Sporting Club Anderlecht Official Website (in Dutch). 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. "Off to Anderlecht". Off to Anderlecht. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. "Anderlecht zet huur Dimata om in koop" [Anderlecht converts rent from Dimata into purchase]. www.ad.nl (in Dutch). 19 November 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. "Nany Dimata uitgeleend aan RCD Espanyol" [Nany Dimata on loan to RCD Espanyol]. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Official Website (in Dutch). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. "Nany Dimata definitief naar Espanyol" [Nany Dimata joins Espanyol permanently]. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht Official Website (in Dutch). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. "N.E.C. huurt Landry Dimata voor één seizoen van RCD Espanyol" (in Dutch). NEC. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. "Dimata, traspassat al Samsunspor" [Dimata, transferred to Samsunspor] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. "LANDRY DIMATA: WELCOME TO PAFOS FC". Pafos FC. 2 September 2025.
  14. "Pafos FC 2–1 Olympiakos Nicosia" (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. 27 September 2025.
  15. "39,6 km/h - Unfassbarer Rekord in der Champions League" (in German). Kicker. 2 December 2025.
  16. "官方：重庆铜梁龙租借帕福斯前锋迪马塔" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 5 February 2026.
  17. "Léopards : Landry Dimata ou le retour d'un fils prodigue !". Foot RDC (in French). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  18. "Starting Lineups - Denmark vs Belgium". Sky Sports. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.