Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (born August 2, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-08-02) August 2, 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Clairlea-Westview SC | ||
| 2014–2016 | North Toronto Nitros | ||
| 2017–2019 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Colorado Rapids | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Canada U17 | 6 | (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 December 15, 2019 | |||
He began playing soccer at the age of four with Clairlea-Westview SC,[3] before moving to the North Toronto Nitros when he was eleven.[4] In 2016, he was invited to Adidas's Elite Soccer Program.[5] He tried out for the Toronto FC Academy at ages 11, 12, and 13, failing to make the program,[6] before finally being accepted in 2017, at age 14.[7]
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.[8] On March 5, 2019, he signed his first professional contract, joining Toronto FC II in USL League One.[9] His debut professional appearance came when he started against the Richmond Kickers on August 17, 2019.[10]
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.[11] He made his debut on October 24, coming on as a substitute for Nick DeLeon against the Philadelphia Union.[12] He was loaned to the second team for some matches in 2021.[13] On July 21, 2021, he scored his first goal for Toronto FC in a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls.[14] 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.[15]
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.[16][17] He made his debut on July 17, against the LA Galaxy.[18]
In 2016, at age 13, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp with coach Ante Jazic.[3] He represented Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, serving as team captain.[5] He played for the Canadian U17 team at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship[19] and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[20] He was called to the Canadian national team camp for January 2021.[21]
Priso is of Cameroonian descent through his parents.[22][23] He is the older brother of Toronto FC II player Hugo Mbongue.[24]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2018[26] | League1 Ontario | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Toronto FC II | 2019 | USL League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Toronto FC | 2020 | MLS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2021 | USL League One | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2022 | MLS | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 3 | ||
Toronto FC
Colorado Rapids – current squad | |
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