Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Denis Bouanga was born November 11, 1994 in Le Mans, France. He is a winger in Major League Soccer.

On August 5, 2022, Bouanga was acquired by Los Angeles FC of Major League Soccer for a $5 million fee. On 2 October, he scored the match-winning goal in the 95th minute against Portland Timbers to win, 2–1, clinching LAFC's second Supporters' Shield and his first trophy with the club.

During his career, Bouanga has spent the majority of his time in Ligue 1, the top league in France, while also appearing in Ligue 2. He began his career playing for Lorient in the top flight, before being loaned to Strasbourg in 2016. Strasbourg played in the French second level at the time, but earned its way back into Ligue 1 by winning the championship in the 2016-17 season. Bouanga was loaned out to Tours in 2016, where he scored a career-high 16 goals in 36 appearances before returning to Lorient for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He spent the 2018-19 season at Nimes, before signing with Saint-Étienne in 2019, where he scored 26 goals over 97 appearances over three seasons before joining LAFC. Bouanga first received a call-up to the Gabon national team for a match against Mauritania on 28 May 2016. He made the final squad for Gabon for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.