Ralph Priso

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Ralph Priso
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Personal information
Full name Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue
Date of birth (2002-08-02) August 2, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 13
Youth career
2006–2013 Clairlea-Westview SC
2014–2016 North Toronto Nitros
2017–2019 Toronto FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 6 (1)
2019 Toronto FC II 5 (0)
2020–2022 Toronto FC 25 (2)
2021–2022 → Toronto FC II (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2024 Colorado Rapids 32 (0)
2022–2023 → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 (0)
2024– → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2017 Canada U15 4 (0)
2019 Canada U17 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 15, 2019

Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (born August 2, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

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Early career

He began playing soccer at the age of four with Clairlea-Westview SC, [1] before moving to the North Toronto Nitros when he was eleven. [2] In 2016, he was invited to Adidas's Elite Soccer Program. [3] He tried out for the Toronto FC Academy at ages 11, 12, and 13, failing to make the program, [4] before finally being accepted in 2017, at age 14. [5]

Club career

Early career

In 2018, he played with Toronto FC III in the semi-professional League1 Ontario, making six appearances. He scored his first goal against Darby FC on July 17, 2018. [6] On March 5, 2019, he signed his first professional contract, joining Toronto FC II in USL League One. [7] His debut professional appearance came when he started against the Richmond Kickers on August 17, 2019. [8]

Toronto FC

On October 14, 2020, he signed with first team Toronto FC, becoming the 25th player to sign as a Homegrown Player from the TFC Academy. [9] He made his debut on October 24, coming on as a substitute for Nick DeLeon against the Philadelphia Union. [10] He was loaned to the second team for some matches in 2021. [11] On July 21, 2021, he scored his first goal for Toronto FC in a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls. [12] On August 19, Toronto FC announced Priso would undergo season-ending ankle surgery after suffering an injury on August 14 against the New England Revolution. [13]

Colorado Rapids

In July 2022, Priso was traded from Toronto FC to fellow MLS club Colorado Rapids for Mark-Anthony Kaye. Colorado would also receive $1.025 million in General Allocation Money, and an international roster slot in the trade. [14] [15] He made his debut on July 17, against the LA Galaxy. [16]

Vancouver Whitecaps

In March 2024, Priso was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for 1st and 3rd round MLS SuperDraft picks and up to $150,000 in General Allocation Money. [17] [18] He made his debut for the club on April 6 against his former club, Toronto FC. [19] In December 2024, Priso signed a new contract with the Whitecaps for the 2025 season, with club options for 2026 and 2027. [20]

International career

In 2016, at age 13, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp with coach Ante Jazic. [1] He represented Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, serving as team captain. [3] He played for the Canadian U17 team at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship [21] and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [22] He was called to the Canada national team camp for January 2021. [23]

Personal life

Priso is of Cameroonian descent through his parents. [24] [25] He is the older brother of fellow professional soccer player Hugo Mbongue. [26]

Career statistics

As of match played November 3, 2024 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2018 [28] League1 Ontario 61——20—81
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 50————50
Toronto FC 2020 MLS 401000——50
2021 111—00—40151
2022 101003 [a] 0——131
Total25210300040332
Toronto FC II (loan) 2021 USL League One30————30
2022 MLS Next Pro 10————10
Total400000000040
Colorado Rapids 2022 MLS60————60
2023 260—2020—300
2024 00——00—00
Total32000202000360
Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) 2022 MLS Next Pro30————30
2023 10————10
Total400000000040
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024 MLS14010302000200
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2024 MLS Next Pro200000000020
Career total923208060401123
  1. ↑ Includes appearance in 2020 Canadian Championship final (played in 2022)

Honours

Toronto FC

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  2. ↑ Canton, Tom (January 27, 2021). "Exclusive interview: Toronto FC starlet Ralph Priso opens up about developing during the rise of North American soccer". 101 Great Goals.
  3. 1 2 Fourneau, Lina (April 4, 2018). "Ralph Priso Mbongue, le nouvel espoir franco-torontois du foot" [Ralph Priso Mbongue, the new Franco-Torontonian football hope]. L'Express.
  4. ↑ Guillemette, Raphaël (October 17, 2020). "Un Franco-Torontois signe un premier contrat professionnel avec le Toronto FC" [Franco-Torontonian signs first professional contract with Toronto FC]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  5. ↑ Bogert, Tom (October 14, 2020). "Toronto FC sign Canada youth international Ralph Priso to Homegrown deal". Major League Soccer .
  6. ↑ Walker, Laura (July 20, 2018). "Second-Half Abdi Double Gets TFC III 5-2 Win Away At Darby". League1 Ontario .
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  10. ↑ "Toronto FC thrashed by Union". TSN . October 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Toronto FC loan three players to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC . June 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ Davidson, Neil (July 21, 2021). "Teenage substitute Priso scores to give TFC tie with Red Bulls". TSN .
  13. ↑ Signh, Michael (August 19, 2021). "Ralph Priso will undergo surgery; expected to miss remainder of season".
  14. ↑ "Colorado Rapids Acquire Midfielder Ralph Priso from Toronto FC in Exchange for Mark-Anthony Kaye". Colorado Rapids. July 8, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ralph Priso primed to make an impact as young addition to Rapids squad". Colorado Rapids . July 8, 2022.
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  25. ↑ Ralph Priso at the Canadian Soccer Association
  26. ↑ Latulippe, Anaïs (October 27, 2020). "De Viamonde au Toronto FC!" [From Viamonde to Toronto FC!]. Franchement Famille (in French).
  27. ↑ Ralph Priso at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  28. ↑ "2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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