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

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player who plays for

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

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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 soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 1980 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016 and it's women's team in the L ...

, before later moving on to the

Toronto FC Academy Toronto FC Academy, also known as TFC Academy, is the youth academy and development system of Canadian Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. The academy has divisions from U14 to U19 and includes over 110 young players. The senior academy team is ...

Career

He joined

Toronto FC II Toronto FC II is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, who play in MLS Next Pro, a third tier league of the United States soccer league system. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of Toronto FC as well as i ...

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championshi ...

for the 2021 season. He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against

North Texas SC North Texas Soccer Club is a professional soccer club playing in the MLS Next Pro, a third division league of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. While the senior club i ...

. 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, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and t ...

. He scored his first official professional goal on April 10, scoring twice against

New York City FC II New York City FC II is an American professional soccer team based in New York City. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of New York City FC, and plays in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system. His ...

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. 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

Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...

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 The 2022 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be the 7th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (28th edition if all eras included), the men's under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be hosted in Honduras, ...

Personal

Mbongue is of Cameroonian descent through his mother. He is the younger brother of

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...

player

Ralph Priso 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. Early career He began playing soccer at the age of four with Clairlea-Westview SC, be ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mbongue, Hugo-Hilaire 2004 births Living people Canadian soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian people of Cameroonian descent Black Canadian soccer players 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