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Hugo Mbongue

Mbongue with Toronto FC II in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Hugo-Hilaire Thomas Henry Mbongue Mbongue
Date of birth	(2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	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	12	(0)
2023–	→ Toronto FC II (loan)	15	(5)
National team‡
2019	Canada U15	4	(4)
2022–	Canada U20	4	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 7, 2023. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ 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 Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Early life

Mbongue began playing soccer for the Cherry Beach Recreation Centre when he was three. When he was four, he began playing with Clairlea-Westview SC. Afterwards, he joined the North Toronto Nitros, before later moving on to the Toronto FC Academy.

Club career

He joined Toronto FC II of USL League One for the 2021 season. He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against North Texas SC. He joined Toronto FC III during the summer for the 2021 League1 Ontario Summer Championship season. 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. He scored his first official professional goal on April 10, scoring twice against New York City FC II in MLS Next Pro. He signed his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on May 27 (he had been playing on an academy contract prior to this).

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. On October 9, he made his first team debut, as a substitute, in the final game of the 2022 against the Philadelphia Union. In April 2023, he was loaned to Toronto FC II.

International career

Mbongue was named to the Canadian U15 squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. In their opening match, he scored a hat trick in a 7-0 victory over El Salvador U15. In June 2022, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Personal

Mbongue is of Cameroonian descent through his mother. He is the younger brother of Colorado Rapids player Ralph Priso.

Career statistics