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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
 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*
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 San Antonio FC in the USL Championship, on loan from Major League Soccer club Toronto FC .

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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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

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  1. ^ "2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship Preliminary Squads" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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