I can’t stop grinning. Ever since Son Heung-min landed in LA in August, he and Denis Bouanga have turned MLS into their personal highlight reel: seventeen straight LAFC goals scored by just those two.
Seventeen! That’s an MLS record for any pairing, and it’s exactly as ridiculous as it sounds.
You saw it in St. Louis: Bouanga slices one in the 15th, Son bags a brace, 3 – 0 on the road, and the vibes are imperial. That wasn’t a one-off either four wins on the bounce, 15 – 4 aggregate since the hot streak kicked off.
This is what happens when an elite off-ball runner (Son) links with a ruthless three-level scorer (Bouanga): vertical runs, third-man combos, and a front line that never stops threatening the half-spaces.
Bouanga’s numbers are entering silly territory: first player in MLS history with 20+ league goals in three straight seasons, and he’s now passed Carlos Vela as LAFC’s all-time leading scorer.
That’s legacy stuff earned with two hat-tricks in this run and a constant menace attacking the back post or ripping from the left channel. Oh, and he’s neck-and-neck in the Golden Boot race. This is a superstar at full glow-up.
And Son? The Premier League-honed timing translates perfectly here. He drags backlines to places they hate, toggles between false-9 drops and line-breaking sprints, and crucially makes Bouanga even more inevitable.
LAFC didn’t just add a name; they added a gravity well. Opponents either step up and get spun, or sit off and get carved. Pick your poison.
Bottom line: this isn’t just form it’s a blueprint. LAFC have found a two-man game that bends matches to their will. If you’re in the West, you’re hearing footsteps. If you’re neutral, you’re shouting wowww with the rest of us.
