Just as Son Heung-min (33) made a legendary achievement for his former team Tottenham Hotspur, his new teammate Dnie Vuanga (31) is walking toward the LA FC legend.
On the 21st (Korea time), LA FC released the top 5 goals scored by the club on its official SNS. The post is aimed at highlighting the fact that Buanga, a team ace and Gabon national winger, has only five goals left to record the most goals.
Buanga has 89 goals in all tournaments so far since moving from French Ligue 1 club Saint-Etienne to LAFC in 2022.
Mexico's national striker Carlos Vela (93 goals), who has left the team now, has only four goals left. Bella, who was from Arsenal and played for Celta Vigo, Osasuna and West Bromwich, wore LA FC uniforms from 2018 to 2024. He retired last year at the age of 35.
Buanga has already surpassed the records of Diego Rossi (59 goals), Christian Arango (35 goals) and Adama Diomande (34 goals).
Buanga scored 20 goals in the 2025 season, including 14 in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS), three in the North-China Football Confederation Champions Cup and one in the Club World Cup. With the current pace of scoring one goal every 139 minutes in the league, it is highly likely that he will surpass Bella's record this season and become the most goalscorer in LA FC history.
Earlier this month, he even gained a strong assistant. Buanga scored an equalizer in the MLS away game against the Chicago Fire on the 10th to draw 2-2 in the second half. Son Heung-min, who joined LA FC with the highest transfer fee in MLS history, won a penalty for his reckless penetration into the door in his debut, and conceded it to Buanga, a dedicated kicker.
Son Heung-min and Buanga failed to score in the match against New England on the 17th, when they started side by side for the first time, but they produced threatening scenes in the offensive camp several times. Son Heung-min was on the top and Buanga was on the side.
Son Heung-min showed off his extraordinary scoring ability by scoring 127 goals in 333 games in the English Premier League (EPL), one of the best leagues in the world, but at the same time, he was highly regarded as the best assistant to leave 71 assists. He achieved EPL 70-70 for the 11th time last season.
As such, teammates such as Mathieu Chooniere, who received Son Heung-min's first assist against New England, and Buanga can expect more assists. In particular, Vuanga is a type of side breakthrough ability, so Son Heung-min's assist ability can shine.
LA FC will go on an away trip to Dallas on the 24th. Buanga will try again for his 90th goal and Son Heung-min for his MLS debut goal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
