Landry Nany Dimata (born 1 September 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish club

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. Born in the DR Congo, he is a youth international for Belgium.

Club career

Dimata played with

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as a junior. He joined Oostende in 2016. He made his

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debut on 4 August 2016 against

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. In July 2017, Dimata joined

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for a fee of €10 million. In July 2018, Dimata moved to Belgium club

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, 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

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, 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

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in the Netherlands for what ultimately was a poor period for the striker. On 1 September 2023, he was transferred to Turkish

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side

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

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and

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimata, Landry 1997 births Living people Men's association football forwards Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Belgium Belgian Pro League players Bundesliga players La Liga players Segunda División players Eredivisie players K.V. Oostende players VfL Wolfsburg players R.S.C. Anderlecht players RCD Espanyol footballers NEC Nijmegen players Samsunspor footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Black Belgian sportspeople