Dénis Bouanga

Dénis Athanase Bouanga[2] (born 11 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Born in France, he represents the Gabon national team.

Dénis Bouanga
Bouanga with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Full name Dénis Athanase Bouanga
Date of birth (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994
Place of birth Le Mans, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC
Number 99
Youth career
0000–2011 SO Maine
2011–2013 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Mulsanne-Téloché
2014–2018 Lorient 38 (10)
2016 → Strasbourg (loan) 18 (5)
2016–2017 → Tours (loan) 36 (16)
2018–2019 Nîmes 35 (8)
2019–2022 Saint-Étienne 97 (26)
2022– Los Angeles FC 17 (10)
International career‡
2017– Gabon 32 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

In July 2018, Bouanga joined Nîmes from Lorient on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Lorient was reported as €3 million.[3][4] On 9 July 2019, Bouanga signed for Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne.[5]

On August 5, 2022, Bouanga was acquired by Los Angeles FC of Major League Soccer for a $5 million fee.[6] 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. In 2023, after scoring twice and tallying one assist in the club's 4–0 victory over New England Revolution, Bouanga was named to the league's Team of the Matchday for week three.[7]

On March 9, 2023, Bouanga scored his first hat-trick of his career with a 0–3 away victory over L.D. Alajuelense during the first leg in the two club's Round of 16 showdown in the CONCACAF Champions League.[8] Just under a month later on April 8, 2023, Bouanga scored his second hat-trick of his career in a 3–0 win at home over Austin FC.[9]

International career

Bouanga first received a call-up to the Gabon national team for a match against Mauritania on 28 May 2016.[10] He made the final squad for Gabon for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bouanga goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Denis Bouanga
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Honours

Saint-Étienne

Los Angeles FC

Gabon

References
  1. "Denis Bouanga". Los Angeles FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. "LAFC's Dénis Bouanga named Player of the Matchday". Major League Soccer. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. "Denis Bouanga arrive à Nîmes". L'Équipe (in French). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. "FC Lorient. Bouanga à Nîmes pour trois ans". Le Télégramme (in French). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. "Denis Bouanga à l'ASSE jusqu'en 2023 !". AS Saint-Étienne (in French). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. "LAFC adds Denis Bouanga at the MLS deadline, creating a possible logjam in attack". Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. Sigal, Jonathan (13 March 2023). "Team of the Matchday: Atlanta United, LAFC & St. Louis CITY own the moment". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. "Dénis Bouanga nets hat-trick, LAFC dominate Alajuelense in CCL opener". Major League Soccer. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  9. Gates, Billy (8 April 2023). "Bouanga's hat trick sinks Austin FC in Los Angeles". KXAN-TV. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  10. "Gabon: Denis Bouanga convoqué avec les Panthères". 20 May 2016.
  11. Okeleji, Oluwashina (27 December 2016). "Aubameyang leads cast as hosts Gabon name final Nations Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  12. "Bouanga, Denis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  13. "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  14. "Slovakia beat Thailand 3–2, win King's Cup". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  15. "Thailand face fearsome EPL threesome in King's Cup".
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