Hugo-Hilaire Thomas Henry Mbongue Mbongue (born July 27, 2004) is a Canadian

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player who plays for

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in the

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, on loan from

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club

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

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 North Toronto Nitros is a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 1980 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario ...

, before later moving on to the

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Club career

He joined

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for the 2021 season, as an academy call-up. He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against

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. He joined

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during the summer for the 2021 League1 Ontario Summer Championship season. He attended the

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's pre-season in 2022, scoring the tying goal in the 89th minute in an exhibition match against

Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The ad ...

. He scored his first official professional goal on April 10, scoring twice against New York City FC II in

MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer (MLS). It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and now comprises 27 reserve sides of MLS clu ...

. He signed his first professional contract with

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,

, 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

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. In April 2023, he was loaned to

. In March 2024, he was loaned to

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of the

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for the 2024 season. He scored his first goal in his debut on March 23 against the

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. In March 2025, he was loaned to

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in the USL Championship. In July 2025, he was recalled from his loan with Lexington and immediately re-loaned to

in the

International career

Mbongue was named to the Canadian U15 squad for the

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. 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

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Personal

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

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mbongue, Hugo-Hilaire 2004 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian people of Cameroonian descent Black Canadian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC players Toronto FC II players North Toronto Nitros players MLS Next Pro players USL League One players Major League Soccer players Toronto FC Academy players San Antonio FC players USL Championship players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Lexington SC players Vancouver FC players Canadian Premier League players