<figure id="attachment_2845700" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2845700" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-2845700" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/504e69e2-afp__20231210__1843766935__v3__highres__losangelesfootballclubvcolumbuscrew2023mlscu.webp" alt="Denis Bouanga LAFC" width="1600" height="1067" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2845700" class="wp-caption-text">LAFC&#8217;s Denis Bouanga is the top scorer in the young history of the California club, with 105 goals in 155 matches. (Getty Images/AFP pic)</figcaption></figure>
LOS ANGELES: Gabon international Denis Bouanga has extended his contract with Los Angeles FC through 2028, with an option for the 2029–2030 Major League Soccer season, the club said Wednesday.
The 31-year-old forward joined LAFC from AS Saint-Etienne in 2022 and became a champion a few months later.
He is the top scorer in the young history of the California club, which launched in 2018, with 105 goals in 155 matches and was MLS&#8217;s top scorer in the North American league in 2023.
Bouanga forms a feared attacking duo with South Korean Son Heung-min, who joined the black and gold of captain Hugo Lloris last year.
&#8220;At this club, performance matters,&#8221; LAFC Co-President and General Manager John Thorrington said in a statement. &#8220;Denis has delivered at an elite level with historic consistency since the day he arrived, and he has helped us win multiple trophies.
&#8220;This new contract reflects that. We&#8217;re proud of what he’s accomplished here and are motivated to continue building on that success together.&#8221;
The 2026 campaign kicked off last weekend with LAFC dealing Lionel Messi&#8217;s Inter Miami a 3-0 defeat.
Bouanga, signed as a Designated Player, is now set to play through this season and in a mini-season at the start of 2027, before a full campaign between the summer of 2027 and the spring of 2028 as MLS changes its calendar to align with the major European leagues.

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Bouanga inks contract extension with LAFC

Denis Bouanga has extended his contract with Los Angeles FC through 2028, with an option for the 2029–2030 Major League Soccer season.

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