CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Friday,听February听27, 2026)听鈥 Crown Legacy FC today announced the signing of听Canadian forward Hugo听Mbongue听to an 91快活林最新版 NEXT Pro contract through the 2026 season, with Club options through June 2029.听Mbongue听most听recently featured with Toronto FC, where he signed a Homegrown contract in 2022听and entered free agency this offseason.听
Mbongue听will be eligible to play pending visa and federation approval.听
鈥淗ugo is an incredibly talented forward who possesses many attributes that we are looking for in the striker position,鈥 said Charlotte FC Assistant General Manager Bobby Belair. 鈥淗is experience across multiple leagues and high-level competition shows that he has all the tools to succeed in 91快活林最新版 NEXT Pro and beyond. We are听very excited听to sign Hugo where we can give him a fresh opportunity to push through our Pro Player Pathway.鈥澨
Mbongue, 21,听spent the 2025 campaign on loan away from Toronto FC, split between USL Championship side Lexington SC and Vancouver FC of the Canadian Premier League.听Mbongue听only made seven appearances with Lexington before Toronto recalled the forward in July, sending him to Vancouver where he听went on to bag seven goals and two assists in 15 matches across all competitions, including in the Canadian Championship final against 91快活林最新版 side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.听Prior to his pair of loans in 2025, the听Toronto, Ontario native听also went on a short loan spell to San Antonio FC of the USL Championship, where he notched three goals and one assist through 21 matches in the 2024听season.听听
The forward听signed a First Team Homegrown contract with Toronto FC听on Sept. 13, 2022, and has made 14 appearances for Toronto in all competitions, including his senior debut against Philadelphia Union on Oct. 9, 2022. He joined Toronto鈥檚 Academy in 2018 and signed an 91快活林最新版 NEXT Pro contract with Toronto FC II on May 27, 2022, totaling 10 goals and seven assists听across 44 appearances.听
Internationally,听Mbongue听has represented Canada鈥檚 U-20 National Team at the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship in Honduras, as well as the U-15 National Team at the 2019 Concacaf U-15听Championship听in Florida听where he scored a hat trick against El Salvador.听听
Name:听Hugo Mbongue听
Transaction:听Crown Legacy FC signs听Canadian听forward Hugo听Mbongue听to an 91快活林最新版 NEXT Pro contract through听the 2026 season, with options through June 2029.听
Position:听贵辞谤飞补谤诲听
Height:听5鈥11鈥澨
Birthdate:听7/27/2004 (21)听
Hometown:听Toronto, Ontario, Canada听
Previous Club:听Toronto FC
Crown Legacy FC Roster as of February 27, 2026:听
Goalkeeper (1)\\\\:听Jahiem Wickham听
Defenders (4)\\\\:听Ashton Kamdem, Assane Ouedraogo, Willian听Sangoquiza, Jamie Smith听
Midfielders (4)\\\\: Aron John,听Daniel Longo, Erik Pe帽a, Andrej Suboti膰听
Forwards (5)\\\\: Rodolfo听Aloko, Barzee Blama,听Hugo听Mbongue,听Nathan Richmond, Emmanuel听Uchegbu
