LAFC Secures Denis Bouanga on Multiyear Designated-Player Deal Through 2028 With 2029-30 Option

Overview

• LAFC announced the 31-year-old forward is signed as a designated player through 2028 with an option for the 2029-30 MLS season.
• Since joining in 2022, Bouanga has become LAFC's all-time leading scorer with 101 goals and 42 assists in 152 appearances.
• Reports this winter linked Bouanga to moves abroad, including a $13 million Inter Miami offer reported by The Athletic and interest from Fluminense.
• General manager John Thorrington said the deal reflects Bouanga's elite, trophy-winning impact, and the player thanked the club and fans in a statement.
• Bouanga has opened the season strongly with a CONCACAF Champions Cup hat trick and a goal plus an assist in a 3-0 MLS-opening win over Inter Miami.