Hugo Mbongue

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Hugo Mbongue
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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
 San Antonio FC
(on loan from Toronto FC)
Number 18
Youth career
Cherry Beach RC
Clairlea-Westview SC
North Toronto Nitros
Toronto FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 San Antonio FC in the USL Championship, on loan from Major League Soccer club Toronto FC .

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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]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2021 [7] League1 Ontario 54————54
Toronto FC II 2021 USL League One 100————100
2022 MLS Next Pro 16421———185
Toronto FC 2022 MLS 10—00——10
2023 110—00—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
Total12000000020140
Toronto FC II (loan) 2023 MLS Next Pro155————155
San Antonio FC (loan) 2024 USL Championship 2130000——213
Career total7916210000208317
  1. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

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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 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. 1 2 "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
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