Hugo Mbongue
Mbongue with Toronto FC II in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hugo-Hilaire Thomas Henry Mbongue Mbongue[1]
Date of birth (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 83
Youth career
Cherry Beach RC
Clairlea-Westview SC
North Toronto Nitros
Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Toronto FC III 5 (4)
2021–2022 Toronto FC II 26 (4)
2022– Toronto FC 12 (0)
2023– → Toronto FC II (loan) 15 (5)
International career‡
2019 Canada U15 4 (4)
2022– Canada U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 18, 2022

Hugo-Hilaire Thomas Henry Mbongue Mbongue (born July 27, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Mbongue began playing soccer for the Cherry Beach Recreation Centre when he was three.[2] When he was four, he began playing with Clairlea-Westview SC.[2] Afterwards, he joined the North Toronto Nitros, before later moving on to the Toronto FC Academy.[3]

Club career

He joined Toronto FC II of USL League One for the 2021 season.[4] He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against North Texas SC.[5] He joined Toronto FC III during the summer for the 2021 League1 Ontario Summer Championship season.[6] He attended the first team's pre-season in 2022, scoring the tying goal in the 89th minute in an exhibition match against Sporting Kansas City.[7] He scored his first official professional goal on April 10, scoring twice against New York City FC II in MLS Next Pro.[8] He signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on May 27 (he had been playing on an academy contract prior to this).[9]

In September 2022, he signed a Homegrown Player contract with the first team, Toronto FC in Major League Soccer, through the year 2025, with an team option for 2026.[10] On October 9, he made his first team debut, as a substitute, in the final game of the 2022 against the Philadelphia Union.[11] In April 2023, he was loaned to Toronto FC II.[12]

International career

Mbongue was named to the Canadian U15 squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[13] In their opening match, he scored a hat trick in a 7-0 victory over El Salvador U15.[14] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[15]

Personal

Mbongue is of Cameroonian descent through his mother.[16] He is the younger brother of Colorado Rapids player Ralph Priso.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played October 7, 2023[18]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2021[6] League1 Ontario Summer Championship 54————54
Toronto FC II 2021 USL League One 100————100
2022 MLS Next Pro 16421———185
Toronto FC 2022 Major League Soccer 10—00——10
2023 110—00—2[lower-alpha 1]0130
Total 12000000020140
Toronto FC II (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro 155————155
Career total 5813210000206214
  1. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ↑ "2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship Preliminary Squads" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. 1 2 "Hugo Mbongue Mbongue Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  3. ↑ @NT_SoccerClub (August 2, 2019). "Congratulations to Hugo Mbongue Mbongue" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Steiner, Ben (May 21, 2021). "Season Preview: TFC II return to USL action with new faces and a new outlook". Waking the Red.
  5. ↑ "North Texas SC Falls 2-1 Away to Toronto FC II". FC Dallas. May 22, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Hugo Mbongue 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  7. ↑ "Teenage striker Hugo Mbongue scores as Toronto FC wraps up pre-season play with draw". Toronto Star. February 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "TFC II defeats NYCFC II for first MLS NEXT Pro victory". MLS Next Pro. April 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Toronto FC II sign Academy product Hugo Mbongue". Toronto FC. May 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Toronto FC sign Homegrown forward Hugo Mbongue". Toronto FC. September 13, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Toronto FC's disappointing season ends in Philadelphia with fifth straight loss". Sportsnet. October 9, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Toronto FC loan Hugo Mbongue to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. April 14, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Eight Academy players make Canada U-15 squad for CONCACAF Championship". Toronto FC. July 31, 2019.
  14. ↑ @CanadaSoccerEN (August 4, 2019). "Canada opens with big 7-0 win v El Salvador @ the Concacaf Boys' Under-15 Championship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Canada announces squad for Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". Toronto FC. June 10, 2022.
  16. ↑ Singh, Michael (April 7, 2021). "Exclusive | Out of the shadows and into the spotlight: The emergence of Ralph Priso". Waking The Red.
  17. ↑ Latulippe, Anaïs (October 27, 2020). "De Viamonde au Toronto FC!" [From Viamonde to Toronto FC!]. Franchement Famille (in French).
  18. ↑ Hugo Mbongue at Soccerway
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