Denis Athanase Bouanga (born 11 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in France, he plays for the Gabon national team.
Bouanga began his career in France, making 136 Ligue 1 appearances for Lorient, Nîmes and Saint-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 the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup, while in 2023 he won the MLS 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 the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2021.
Infobox
2016
→ Strasbourg (loan)
Full name
Denis Athanase Bouanga
Date of birth
(1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth
Le Mans, France
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Winger, forward
Current team
Los Angeles FC
Number
99
0000–2011
SO Maine
2011–2013
Le Mans
Years
Team
2013–2014
AS Mulsanne-Téloché
2014–2015
Lorient B
2014–2018
Lorient
2016–2017
→ Tours (loan)
2018–2019
Nîmes
2019–2022
Saint-Étienne
2022–
Los Angeles FC
2017–
Gabon
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition· Career statistics › Club
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
AS Mulsanne-Téloché
AS Mulsanne-Téloché
Club
AS Mulsanne-Téloché
Season
2013–14
League
Division d'Honneur
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Lorient B
Lorient B
Club
Lorient B
Season
2014–15
League
CFA
League
19
League
10
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
19
Continental
10
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
6
League
2
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
6
League cup
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
25
League
12
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
25
League cup
12
Lorient
Lorient
Club
Lorient
Season
2014–15
League
Ligue 1
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
2
Other
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
4
League
1
League
0
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
5
Continental
1
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Ligue 2
League
34
League
9
League
4
National cup
5
National cup
3
League cup
1
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
41
Other
15
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
39
League
10
League
4
League
5
National cup
5
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
48
Continental
16
Strasbourg (loan)
Strasbourg (loan)
Club
Strasbourg (loan)
Season
2015–16
League
Championnat National
League
18
League
5
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
18
Continental
5
Tours (loan)
Tours (loan)
Club
Tours (loan)
Season
2016–17
League
Ligue 2
League
36
League
16
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
37
Other
16
Nîmes
Nîmes
Club
Nîmes
Season
2018–19
League
Ligue 1
League
35
League
8
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
2
League cup
1
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
38
Other
9
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Club
Saint-Étienne
Season
2019–20
League
Ligue 1
League
26
League
10
National cup
4
National cup
2
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
5
Continental
0
Other
—
Other
36
Total
12
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
36
League
7
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
36
League cup
7
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
34
League
9
League
1
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
2
League cup
0
Continental
37
Continental
9
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Ligue 2
League
1
League
0
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
1
Continental
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
97
League
26
League
5
League
2
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
5
League cup
0
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
110
Other
28
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC
Club
Los Angeles FC
Season
2022
League
MLS
League
7
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
3
Continental
2
Other
10
Other
3
2023
2023
Club
2023
Season
31
League
20
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
8
League cup
7
League cup
9
Continental
11
Continental
48
Other
38
2024
2024
Club
2024
Season
32
League
20
League
5
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
11
League cup
7
Continental
48
Continental
28
2025
2025
Club
2025
Season
31
League
24
League
—
League
—
National cup
6
National cup
3
League cup
9
League cup
5
Continental
46
Continental
32
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
101
League
65
League
5
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
14
League cup
10
Continental
31
Continental
25
Other
152
Other
101
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
351
League
142
League
15
League
8
National cup
9
National cup
2
League cup
19
League cup
10
Continental
33
Continental
25
Other
428
Other
187
Ranked list
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
AS Mulsanne-Téloché
2013–14
Division d'Honneur
—
—
—
Lorient B
2014–15
CFA
19
10
—
—
—
—
19
10
2015–16
6
2
—
—
—
—
6
2
Total
25
12
—
—
—
—
25
12
Lorient
2014–15
Ligue 1
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
—
2
0
2015–16
4
1
0
0
1
0
—
—
5
1
2017–18
Ligue 2
34
9
4
5
3
1
—
—
41
15
Total
39
10
4
5
5
1
—
—
48
16
Strasbourg (loan)
2015–16
Championnat National
18
5
—
—
—
—
18
5
Tours (loan)
2016–17
Ligue 2
36
16
0
0
1
0
—
—
37
16
Nîmes
2018–19
Ligue 1
35
8
1
0
2
1
—
—
38
9
Saint-Étienne
2019–20
Ligue 1
26
10
4
2
1
0
5
0
—
36
12
2020–21
36
7
—
—
—
—
36
7
2021–22
34
9
1
0
—
—
2
0
37
9
2022–23
Ligue 2
1
0
—
—
—
—
1
0
Total
97
26
5
2
1
0
5
0
2
0
110
28
Los Angeles FC
2022
MLS
7
1
0
0
—
—
3
2
10
3
2023
31
20
0
0
—
8
7
9
11
48
38
2024
32
20
5
1
—
—
11
7
48
28
2025
31
24
—
—
6
3
9
5
46
32
Total
101
65
5
1
0
0
14
10
31
25
152
101
Career total
351
142
15
8
9
2
19
10
33
25
428
187
Appearances and goals by national team and year· Career statistics › International
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Gabon
Gabon
National team
Gabon
Year
2017
Apps
9
Goals
2
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
3
Apps
1
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
5
Apps
2
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
3
Apps
1
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
6
Apps
1
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
7
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
5
Apps
2
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
7
Apps
2
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
7
Apps
5
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
52
Apps
16
Ranked list
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Gabon
2017
9
2
2018
3
1
2019
5
2
2020
3
1
2021
6
1
2022
7
0
2023
5
2
2024
7
2
2025
7
5
Total
52
16
List of international goals scored by Denis Bouanga· Career statistics › International
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1
1
No.
1
Date
24 March 2017
Venue
Stade Océane, Le Havre, France
Opponent
Guinea
Score
1–1
Result
2–2
Competition
Friendly
2
2
No.
2
Date
10 June 2017
Venue
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali
Opponent
Mali
Score
1–0
Result
1–2
Competition
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3
3
No.
3
Date
12 October 2018
Venue
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon
Opponent
South Sudan
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4
4
No.
4
Date
15 October 2019
Venue
Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco
Opponent
Morocco
Score
2–1
Result
3–2
Competition
Friendly
5
5
No.
5
Date
17 November 2019
Venue
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Opponent
Angola
Score
2–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6
6
No.
6
Date
12 November 2020
Venue
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Opponent
Gambia
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7
7
No.
7
Date
25 March 2021
Venue
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Opponent
DR Congo
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8
8
No.
8
Date
16 November 2023
Venue
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Opponent
Kenya
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
9
No.
9
Date
19 November 2023
Venue
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Opponent
Burundi
Score
2–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
10
10
No.
10
Date
11 June 2024
Venue
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Opponent
Gambia
Score
3–1
Result
3–2
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
11
No.
11
Date
15 November 2024
Venue
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Opponent
Morocco
Score
1–0
Result
1–5
Competition
2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12
12
No.
12
Date
20 March 2025
Venue
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Opponent
Seychelles
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
13
No.
13
Date
3–0
14
14
No.
14
Date
3 September 2025
Venue
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint-Pierre, Mauritius
Opponent
Seychelles
Score
1–0
Result
4–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
15
15
No.
15
Date
2–0
16
16
No.
16
Date
3–0
Ranked list
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
24 March 2017
Stade Océane, Le Havre, France
Guinea
1–1
2–2
Friendly
2
10 June 2017
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali
Mali
1–0
1–2
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3
12 October 2018
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon
South Sudan
1–0
3–0
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4
15 October 2019
Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco
Morocco
2–1
3–2
Friendly
5
17 November 2019
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Angola
2–0
2–1
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6
12 November 2020
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Gambia
1–0
2–1
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7
25 March 2021
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
DR Congo
2–0
3–0
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8
16 November 2023
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Kenya
1–1
2–1
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
19 November 2023
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Burundi
2–0
2–1
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
10
11 June 2024
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Gambia
3–1
3–2
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
15 November 2024
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Morocco
1–0
1–5
2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12
20 March 2025
Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon
Seychelles
2–0
3–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
3–0
14
3 September 2025
Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint-Pierre, Mauritius
Seychelles
1–0
4–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
15
2–0
16
3–0
References
Includes Coupe de France, U.S. Open Cup
Includes Coupe de la Ligue
Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League/Cup
Three appearances and six goals in Leagues Cup, one appearance in Campeones Cup, five appearances and five goals in MLS
Seven appearances and six goals in Leagues Cup, four appearances and one goal in MLS Cup playoffs
One appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup play-in, three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, two a
