While he has been playing there for three years now, Denis Bouanga was not expecting to play in MLS. In the summer of 2022, the Gabonese international left ASSE to engage with the Los Angeles FC. The 30-year-old striker had some contacts in France, but the LAFC was his one and only concrete option at that time.
Present in Los Angeles, theAfter Foot received the visit of two players from Laftc In his show Friday evening, Maxime Chanotbut also Denis Bouanga. It's been three years since the Gabonese international (45 selections, 13 goals) left ASSE and Ligue 1 to evolve in MLS, a choice to which he returned.
“I didn't think I was coming to the United States at all”
« I didn't think I was coming to the United States at all. For me, it was the last option “Said Denis Bouanga on RMC. The now 30 -year -old striker had no choice but to join the Los Angeles fcwhere he is under contract until June December 2027.
“It was the only club that really wanted me”
« I had nothing left in France? Not at all, I had contacts in France, but from there to go to the United States, no. But hey, it was the only club that really wanted me. I come here to hinder? No, not backwards, in the unknown. It was the first time I left France “Added Denis Bouanga.
