 Dimata in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Landry Nany Dimata[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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– | Samsunspor | 8 | (1) |
| 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, correct as of 16:53, 30 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2018 | |||
Landry Nany Dimata (born 1 September 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor.[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.
In July 2018, Dimata moved to Belgium club Anderlecht, on a loan deal until the end of the season with an option to buy.[5][6] In November 2018, Anderlecht exercised the purchase option on Dimata.[7]
On 1 February 2021, Dimata moved to Spanish side Espanyol, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8] The deal included a purchase option.[8] On 2 June 2021, he joined Espanyol permanently.[9]
On 30 August 2022, Dimata moved on loan to NEC in the Netherlands for what ultimately was a poor period for the striker.[10] On 1 September 2023, he was transferred to Turkish Süper Lig side Samsunspor.[11]
International career
Dimata was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Belgium at a young age, holding dual-citizenship.[12] In September 2020, he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Iceland.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 December 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oostende | 2016–17 | First Division A | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 34 | 14 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| Anderlecht (loan) | 2018–19 | First Division A | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
| Anderlecht | 2019–20 | First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | First Division A | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Espanyol | 2021–22 | La Liga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Samsunspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 126 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 37 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "Landry Dimata". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "Football - MAXIFOOT l'actualité foot et transfert".
- 1 2 Landry Dimata at Soccerway
- ↑ "Genk vs. KV Oostende - 31 July 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Off to Anderlecht". Off to Anderlecht. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "N.E.C. huurt Landry Dimata voor één seizoen van RCD Espanyol" (in Dutch). NEC. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Dimata, traspassat al Samsunspor" [Dimata, transferred to Samsunspor] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Léopards : Landry Dimata ou le retour d'un fils prodigue !". Foot RDC (in French). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "Starting Lineups - Denmark vs Belgium". Sky Sports. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
External links
- Landry Dimata at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Landry Dimata at BDFutbol