Hugo Mbongue

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 (age 20)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Toronto FC)
Number	18
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)
2024	→ San Antonio FC (loan)	21	(3)
International career‡
2019	Canada U15	4	(4)
2022	Canada U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2024 ‡ 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 Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.

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, as an academy call-up. ^{[4] [5]} He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against North Texas SC. ^[6] He joined Toronto FC III during the summer for the 2021 League1 Ontario Summer Championship season. ^[7] 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. ^[8] He scored his first official professional goal on April 10, scoring twice against New York City FC II in MLS Next Pro. ^[9] He signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on May 27 (he had been playing on an academy contract prior to this). ^[10]

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. ^[11] On October 9, he made his first team debut, as a substitute, in the final game of the 2022 against the Philadelphia Union. ^[12] In April 2023, he was loaned to Toronto FC II. ^[13] In March 2024, he was loaned to San Antonio FC of the USL Championship for the 2024 season. ^{[14] [15]} He scored his first goal in his debut on March 23 against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks. ^[16]

International career

Mbongue was named to the Canadian U15 squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. ^[17] In their opening match, he scored a hat trick in a 7-0 victory over El Salvador U15. ^[18] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. ^[19]

Personal

Mbongue is of Cameroonian descent through his mother. ^[20] He is the younger brother of fellow professional soccer player Ralph Priso. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played October 26, 2024 ^[22]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toronto FC III	2021 [7]	League1 Ontario	5	4	—		—		—		—		5	4
Toronto FC II	2021	USL League One	10	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
	2022	MLS Next Pro	16	4	2	1	—		—		—		18	5
Toronto FC	2022	MLS	1	0	—		0	0	—		—		1	0
	2023		11	0	—		0	0	—		2 [a]	0	13	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
Toronto FC II (loan)	2023	MLS Next Pro	15	5	—		—		—		—		15	5
San Antonio FC (loan)	2024	USL Championship	21	3	0	0	0	0	—		—		21	3
Career total			79	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	83	17

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. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
5. Molinaro, John (July 7, 2023). "TFC's Hugo Mbongue: 'I don't think it's unrealistic to say I can become a starter'". TFC Republic.
6. "North Texas SC Falls 2-1 Away to Toronto FC II". FC Dallas . May 22, 2021.
7. "Hugo Mbongue 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
8. "Teenage striker Hugo Mbongue scores as Toronto FC wraps up pre-season play with draw". Toronto Star . February 19, 2022.
9. "TFC II defeats NYCFC II for first MLS NEXT Pro victory". MLS Next Pro . April 10, 2022.
10. "Toronto FC II sign Academy product Hugo Mbongue". Toronto FC . May 27, 2022.
11. "Toronto FC sign Homegrown forward Hugo Mbongue". Toronto FC . September 13, 2022.
12. "Toronto FC's disappointing season ends in Philadelphia with fifth straight loss". Sportsnet . October 9, 2022.
13. "Toronto FC loan Hugo Mbongue to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC . April 14, 2023.
14. "Toronto FC loan teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to USL club San Antonio". Waking the Red. March 5, 2024.
15. "Toronto FC loan Hugo Mbongue to San Antonio FC". Toronto FC . March 5, 2024.
16. Whitaker, Stephen (March 23, 2024). "San Antonio FC notches first win of the season over Colorado Springs". San Antonio Express-News .
17. "Eight Academy players make Canada U-15 squad for CONCACAF Championship". Toronto FC . July 31, 2019.
18. @CanadaSoccerEN (August 4, 2019). "Canada opens with big 7-0 win v El Salvador @ the Concacaf Boys' Under-15 Championship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
19. "Canada announces squad for Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". Toronto FC. June 10, 2022.
20. Singh, Michael (April 7, 2021). "Exclusive | Out of the shadows and into the spotlight: The emergence of Ralph Priso". Waking The Red. Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
21. Latulippe, Anaïs (October 27, 2020). "De Viamonde au Toronto FC!" [From Viamonde to Toronto FC!]. Franchement Famille (in French).
22. Hugo Mbongue at Soccerway