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Denis Bouanga

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Association football player (born 1994)

Denis Bouanga
Bouanga withLos Angeles FC in 2024
Personal information
Full nameDenis Athanase Bouanga[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birthLe Mans, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Los Angeles FC
Number99
Youth career
–2011SO Maine
2011–2013Le Mans
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014AS Mulsanne-Téloché(26[3])
2014–2015Lorient B25(12)
2014–2018Lorient39(10)
2016→Strasbourg (loan)18(5)
2016–2017→Tours (loan)36(16)
2018–2019Nîmes35(8)
2019–2022Saint-Étienne97(26)
2022–Los Angeles FC101(65)
International career‡
2017–Gabon55(17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:32, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Denis Athanase Bouanga (born 11 November 1994) is a professionalfootballer who plays as awinger andforward forMajor League Soccer clubLos Angeles FC. Born in France, he plays for theGabon national team.

Bouanga began his career in France, making 136Ligue 1 appearances forLorient,Nîmes andSaint-Étienne and scoring 35 goals. In 2022, he signed for Los Angeles FC for a $5 million fee. In 2022, he helped the team win theSupporters' Shield andMLS Cup, while in 2023 he won theMLS Golden Boot. He is regarded as one of the greatest LAFC players of all time.

Bouanga made his international debut for Gabon in 2017, and was selected for theAfrica Cup of Nations in2017,2021 and2025.

Club career

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Lorient

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Born inLe Mans, Bouanga played as a youth for Stade Olympique du Maine and for two years atLe Mans FC but was released after two years at the latter club. In 2013, he started his senior career in the sixth-tierDivision d'Honneur for Mulsanne. He was the top scorer in the Ligue de Maine in 2013–14 with 26 goals, and was then signed byLigue 1 clubLorient; managerFranck Haise signed his younger brotherDidier Bouanga as well.[3]

Bouanga made his professional debut on 28 October 2014 in the third round of theCoupe de la Ligue, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 win atEvian.[4] Four days later he made his one top-flight appearance of the season, the last eight minutes as a substitute forRaphaël Guerreiro in a 2–1 home loss toParis Saint-Germain.[5][6][7] On 29 August 2015, he scored his only Ligue 1 goal forLes Merlus, equalising in a 4–1 loss atReims.[8]

Bouanga was loaned toStrasbourg in the third-tierChampionnat National on 3 January 2016, for the remainder of the season.[9] He scored five goals, all in his first eight games, including two in a 3–0 win away toAlsace rivalsColmar on 11 March;[10] Strasbourg ended the season as league champions.[11]

In2016–17, Bouanga was lent out again, this time toTours inLigue 2. He ranked third in the league with 16 goals.[12] In July 2017, he signed a new deal at Lorient for four years; despite his rare opportunities at the club, he cited his upcoming fatherhood as a reason to commit to the club.Saint-Étienne andValencia had tracked him after his season at Tours.[13]

Representing Lorient in the2017–18 Ligue 2 season, Bouanga scored nine goals in 34 games.[14] On 24 April, he was sent off in a 1–0 loss atNîmes for a dangerous tackle, as were teammateIbrahima Conte and opponentTéji Savanier.[15]

Nîmes and Saint-Étienne

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In July 2018, Bouanga joined Nîmes in Ligue 1 on a three-year contract for a reported transfer fee of €3 million.[16][17] A year later, having scored eight goals in his one season at Nîmes, he joined Saint-Étienne for €4.5 million on a four-year deal.[18][19]

Bouanga scored 10 goals in 26 games in his first league season for ASSE, which was curtailed by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[20] He also helped them to the Coupe de France final by scoring the only goal away toMonaco in the last 16,[21] and one more goal in a 2–1 win in the next round atÉpinal.[22]

In Bouanga's final game for Saint-Étienne, a 2–1 loss toDijon on the first day of the2022–23 Ligue 2 season, he was sent off at the end for insulting the referee.[23]

Los Angeles FC

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On 5 August 2022, Bouanga was acquired byLos Angeles FC ofMajor League Soccer for a $5 million fee.[24] On 2 October, he scored the match-winning goal in the 95th minute againstPortland Timbers to win 2–1, clinching LAFC's secondSupporters' Shield and his first trophy with the club.[25] Eighteen days later, he netted twice in a 3–2 win at home toLA Galaxy in theWestern Conference semi-finals of the MLS Cup playoffs.[26] On 5 November, his team wonMLS Cup 2022 by beatingPhiladelphia Union 3–0 on penalties after a 3–3 extra-time draw; he was among the penalty scorers.[27]

In 2023, after scoring twice and tallying one assist in the club's 4–0 victory overNew England Revolution, Bouanga was named to the league's Team of the Matchday for week three.[28] On 9 March 2023, Bouanga scored his first hat-trick of his career with a 3–0 victory atL.D. Alajuelense during the first leg in the two club's Round of 16 showdown in theCONCACAF Champions League.[29] Just under a month later on 8 April 2023, Bouanga scored his second hat-trick of his career in a 3–0 win at home overAustin FC.[30] In 2023, he was the most prolific African goalscorer in top tier matches with 40 goals, including 38 for Los Angeles, finishing ahead ofMohamed Salah (36).[31] In the following year, however, he finished joint-third with 30 goals, only behind Salah (33) andAyoub El Kaabi (41).[32] On 21 September 2025 Bouanga earned is second hat trick in three matches after a 4–1 defeat of Real Salt Lake. As of September 2025, Bouanga is tied with Lionel Messi for goals scored in the MLS.[33]

On 31 May 2025, he scored an extra-time goal in a 2–1 play-off victory overClub América, securing his club's participation in the2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[34] During the tournament, he scored only goal, in a 1–1 draw with Brazilian sideFlamengo, becoming the first-ever Gabonese goalscorer in the history of the Club World Cup.[35] On 18 September 2025, Bouanga passed Carlos Vela's record and became the top goal scorer for LAFC following their 4–1 win at Real Salt Lake.[36]

International career

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Bouanga first received a call-up to theGabon national team for a match againstMauritania on 28 May 2016.[37] He made the final squad for Gabon for the2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[38]

In January 2017, he was selected by Gabonese coachJosé Antonio Camacho to participate in theAfrica Cup of Nations held inGabon during which he took part in all the matches of his selection in the competition. Even though Gabon failed to pass the group stage, Bouanga's fine performances did not go unappreciated, as he won two consecutive "Total Man of the Match" trophies for his performances againstBurkina Faso andCameroon.[39]

Bouanga scored his first international goal for Gabon in a friendly match on 24 March 2017 againstGuinea.[40]

On 3 September 2025, Bouanga scored a first half hat-trick for Gabon in a 4–0 win overSeychelles to help bring the team to the top of their2026 World Cup qualifying group.[41] In the2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon finished bottom of their group without earning a single point. The Gabonese sports ministry reacted to the national team's performance in the tournament by suspending the national team indefinitely and banningBruno Ecuele Manga andPierre-Emerick Aubameyang. During the tournament, Bouanga scored one goal as Gabon tried and failed to come back against theIvory Coast in the final group stage match, ultimately losing 3–2.[42]

Personal life

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Bouanga was born in France to aGabonese father and aFrench mother. His brotherDidier is also a footballer.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 November 2025[43][44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AS Mulsanne-Téloché2013–14Division d'Honneur———
Lorient B2014–15CFA1910————1910
2015–1662————62
Total2512————2512
Lorient2014–15Ligue 1100010——20
2015–16410010——51
2017–18Ligue 23494531——4115
Total39104551——4816
Strasbourg (loan)2015–16Championnat National185————185
Tours (loan)2016–17Ligue 236160010——3716
Nîmes2018–19Ligue 13581021——389
Saint-Étienne2019–20Ligue 1261042105[c]0—3612
2020–21367————367
2021–2234910——2[d]0379
2022–23Ligue 210————10
Total97265210502011028
Los Angeles FC2022MLS7100——3[e]2103
2023312000—8[f]79[g]114838
2024322051——11[h]74828
20253124——6[f]39[i]54632
Total10165510014103125152101
Career total3511421589219103325428187
  1. ^IncludesCoupe de France,U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^IncludesCoupe de la Ligue
  3. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa League
  4. ^Appearances inLigue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
  5. ^Appearances inMLS Cup playoffs
  6. ^abAppearances inCONCACAF Champions League/Cup
  7. ^Three appearances and six goals inLeagues Cup, one appearance inCampeones Cup, five appearances and five goals in MLS Cup playoffs
  8. ^Seven appearances and six goals in Leagues Cup, four appearances and one goal in MLS Cup playoffs
  9. ^One appearance and one goal inFIFA Club World Cup play-in, three appearances and one goal inFIFA Club World Cup, two appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup, three appearances and two goals in MLS Cup playoffs

International

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As of match played 31 December 2025[44]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gabon201792
201831
201952
202031
202161
202270
202352
202472
2025106
Total5517
Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bouanga goal.[44]
List of international goals scored by Denis Bouanga
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 March 2017Stade Océane,Le Havre, France Guinea1–12–2Friendly
210 June 2017Stade du 26 Mars,Bamako, Mali Mali1–01–22019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
312 October 2018Stade d'Angondjé,Libreville, Gabon South Sudan1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
415 October 2019Stade Ibn Batouta,Tangier, Morocco Morocco2–13–2Friendly
517 November 2019Stade de Franceville,Franceville, Gabon Angola2–02–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
612 November 2020Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Gambia1–02–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
725 March 2021Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon DR Congo2–03–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
816 November 2023Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Kenya1–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
919 November 2023National Stadium,Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Burundi2–02–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1011 June 2024Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Gambia3–13–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1115 November 2024Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Morocco1–01–52025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1220 March 2025Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Seychelles2–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
133–0
143 September 2025Côte d'Or National Sports Complex,Saint-Pierre, Mauritius Seychelles1–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
152–0
163–0
1731 December 2025Marrakesh Stadium,Marrakesh, Morocco Ivory Coast2–02–32025 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

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Strasbourg

Saint-Étienne

Los Angeles FC

Gabon

Individual

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