Landry Dimata
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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. 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. 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. In November 2018, Anderlecht exercised the purchase option on Dimata.
On 1 February 2021, Dimata moved to Spanish side Espanyol, on a loan deal until the end of the season. The deal included a purchase option. On 2 June 2021, he joined Espanyol permanently.
On 30 August 2022, Dimata moved on loan to NEC in the Netherlands for what ultimately was a poor period for the striker. On 1 September 2023, he was transferred to Turkish Süper Lig side Samsunspor.
On 2 September 2025, Dimata signed for Cypriot First Division side Pafos. Later that month, on 27 September, he scored his first goal in the stoppage time of a 2–1 win over Olympiakos Nicosia. 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.
On 5 February 2026, Dimata was loaned to Chinese Super League club Chongqing Tonglianglong.
International career
Dimata was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Belgium at a young age, holding dual-citizenship. In September 2020, he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Iceland.
Career statistics
As of match played 31 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oostende | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 14 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Anderlecht (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 13 | |
| Anderlecht | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 19 | 5 | 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 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| NEC (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 10 | ||
| Samsunspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 57 | 9 | |||
| Pafos | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Career total | 213 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 56 |
Honours
Individual
External links
- at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- at BDFutbol