Landry Dimata

Landry Nany Dimata (born 1 September 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch club NEC on loan from the Spanish club Espanyol.[3]

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(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Number 19
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– Espanyol 17 (0)
2022– → NEC (loan) 26 (8)
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 25 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2018 (UTC)

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.[10]

International career

In September 2020, Dimata was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Iceland.[11]

Career statistics
As of 1 July 2021[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oostende 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 291252—3414
VfL Wolfsburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 21010—220
Anderlecht (loan) 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 201310302413
Anderlecht 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0000—00
2020–21 10200—102
Total 1020000102
Espanyol (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 1950000195
Career total 9932723010934

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. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Off to Anderlecht". Off to Anderlecht. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "N.E.C. huurt Landry Dimata voor één seizoen van RCD Espanyol" (in Dutch). NEC. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  11. "Starting Lineups - Denmark vs Belgium". Sky Sports. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.


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