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 .
 Mbongue with Toronto FC II in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo-Hilaire Thomas Henry Mbongue Mbongue[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 27, 2004 | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 18, 2022 | |||
Early life
editMbongue 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
editHe 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
editMbongue 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
editMbongue is of Cameroonian descent through his mother.[20] He is the younger brother of fellow professional soccer player Ralph Priso.[21]
Career statistics
edit- 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
References
edit- ^ "2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship Preliminary Squads" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- ^ a b "Hugo Mbongue Mbongue Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
- ^ @NT_SoccerClub (August 1, 2019). "Congratulations to Hugo Mbongue Mbongue" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "North Texas SC Falls 2-1 Away to Toronto FC II". FC Dallas. May 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Hugo Mbongue 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Teenage striker Hugo Mbongue scores as Toronto FC wraps up pre-season play with draw". Toronto Star. February 19, 2022.
- ^ "TFC II defeats NYCFC II for first MLS NEXT Pro victory". MLS Next Pro. April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC II sign Academy product Hugo Mbongue". Toronto FC. May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Homegrown forward Hugo Mbongue". Toronto FC. September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC's disappointing season ends in Philadelphia with fifth straight loss". Sportsnet. October 9, 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC loan Hugo Mbongue to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC loan teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to USL club San Antonio". Waking the Red. March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC loan Hugo Mbongue to San Antonio FC". Toronto FC. March 5, 2024.
- ^ Whitaker, Stephen (March 23, 2024). "San Antonio FC notches first win of the season over Colorado Springs". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ "Eight Academy players make Canada U-15 squad for CONCACAF Championship". Toronto FC. July 31, 2019.
- ^ @CanadaSoccerEN (August 4, 2019). "Canada opens with big 7-0 win v El Salvador @ the Concacaf Boys' Under-15 Championship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Canada announces squad for Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". Toronto FC. June 10, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Latulippe, Anaïs (October 27, 2020). "De Viamonde au Toronto FC!" [From Viamonde to Toronto FC!]. Franchement Famille (in French).
- ^ Hugo Mbongue at Soccerway