Hugo Mbongue

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

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) Midfielder
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

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. "Hugo Mbongue Mbongue Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  3. @NT_SoccerClub (August 1, 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. "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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