Denis Bouanga

PROFESSIONAL

2023 (Los Angeles Football Club):

• made 31 MLS regular-season appearances (28 starts), registering 20 goals and seven assists in 2,532 minutes played
• named MLS Player of the Month for October; named Player of the Matchday for weeks 7 and 36; named to MLS Team of the Matchday for weeks 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 32, & 37
• named MLS Best XI, won 2023 MLS Golden Boot, and was one of three finalists for MLS MVP
• became the third LAFC player to win MLS Golden Boot, joining Carlos Vela (2019) and Diego Rossi (2020)
• made 48 appearances (44 starts) across all competitions, recording 38 goals and 14 assists 
• his 38 goals in all competitions tied the MLS record for goals in a calendar year (Vela, 2019)
• named to CONCACAF Champions League Best XI and MLS Best XI
• recorded four hat tricks over three different competitions (MLS regular season [2], CONCACAF Champions League, Leagues Cup)
• ranked third in goals scored (6) in the Leagues Cup tournament 

2022 (Los Angeles Football Club):

• MLS Cup Champion and Supporters’ Shield winner in his first season with LAFC 
• started 5 of 6 regular-season appearances (498 minutes played), adding three appearances in MLS postseason 
• scored three goals in all competitions, including a brace 10/20/22 against Galaxy in Western Conference semifinal
• recorded 13 total shots on target (eight in the regular season)
• 74.8% pass-accuracy percentage 
• scored his first MLS goal against Portland (10/2/22)
• made MLS debut 8/31/22 at Houston, logging one shot in 19 minutes played

2019-22 (AS Saint Etienne – Ligue 1):

• started 82 of 97 appearances, recording 26 goals and 14 assists in 7,287 minutes played 
• made 110 appearances and registered 28 goals with 16 assists across all competitions
• scored 10 goals in his first season with the club (2019-20)
• appeared in 2019-20 Coupe de France final (runner-up)

2018 (Nimes Olympique – Ligue 1):

• started 29 of his 35 appearances, logging 2,633 minutes
• recorded 8 goals and two assists

2017-18 (FC Lorient – Ligue 2):

• recorded 10 total goals and four assists in 38 appearances with the club

2016/17 (Tours FC – Ligue 2):

• started 32 of 36 matches (2,882 minutes played)
• posted a career-best 16 goals and added two assists

2015-16 (FC Lorient – Ligue 1)(RC Strasbourg Alsace – The National) (Lorient B – Ligue 2):

• started three matches with FC Lorient before being loaned to RC Strasbourg Alsace
• helped Strasbourg earn promotion to Ligue 2 
• following U-19 play with FC Le Mans in 2013, was transferred to AS Mulsanne and then to Lorient B in 2014 

INTERNATIONAL

• has represented Gabon 35 times on the international stage (34 starts)
• scored in his national team debut in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (1-1 draw vs.Guinea)
• has recorded 9 goals and 4 assists for Gabon across all competitions
• scored a goal in both of Gabon's World Cup qualifying matches in Nov.2023 (vs.Burundi; vs.Kenya)