Hugo-Hilaire Thomas Henry Mbongue Mbongue (born July 27, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hugo-Hilaire Thomas Henry Mbongue Mbongue[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U15 | 4 | (4) |
| 2022– | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 18, 2022 | |||
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]
He joined Toronto FC II of USL League One for the 2021 season.[4] He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against North Texas SC.[5] He joined Toronto FC III during the summer for the 2021 League1 Ontario Summer Championship season.[6] 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.[7] He scored his first official professional goal on April 10, scoring twice against New York City FC II in MLS Next Pro.[8] He signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on May 27 (he had been playing on an academy contract prior to this).[9]
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.[10] On October 9, he made his first team debut, as a substitute, in the final game of the 2022 against the Philadelphia Union.[11]
Mbongue was named to the Canadian U15 squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[12] In their opening match, he scored a hat trick in a 7-0 victory over El Salvador U15.[13] In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[14]
Mbongue is of Cameroonian descent through his mother.[15] He is the younger brother of Colorado Rapids player Ralph Priso.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2021[6] | League1 Ontario Summer Championship | 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 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
Toronto FC – current squad | |
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