Ralph Priso

Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (born August 2, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Ralph Priso
Personal information
Full name Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue
Date of birth (2002-08-02) August 2, 2002
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Toronto FC
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– Toronto FC 4 (0)
National team‡
2017 Canada U15 4 (0)
2019 Canada U17 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 15, 2019

Early career

He began playing soccer at the age of four with Clairlea-Westview SC,[1] before moving to the North Toronto Nitros when he was twelve.[2] In 2016, he was invited to Adidas's Elite Soccer Program.[2] He tried out for the Toronto FC Academy at ages 11, 12, and 13, failing to make the program,[3] before finally being accepted in 2017 at age 14.[4]

Playing career

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.[5]

In 2019, he signed his first professional contract, joining Toronto FC II in USL League One.[6] His debut professional appearance came when he started against the Richmond Kickers on August 17, 2019.[7]

In 2020, he signed with first team Toronto FC, becoming the 25th player to sign as a Homegrown Player from the TFC Academy.[8] He made his debut on October 24, coming on as a substitute for Nick DeLeon against the Philadelphia Union.[9]

International career

In 2016, at age 13, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp with coach Ante Jazic.[1] He represented Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, serving as team captain.[2] He played for the Canadian U17 team at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship[10] and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11] He was called to the Canadian senior national team camp for January 2021.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of November 24, 2020[13]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2018[14] League1 Ontario 61––20–81
Toronto FC II 2019 USL League One 50––––50
Toronto FC 2020 MLS 401000––50
Career total 15110002000181
Notes

    References
    1. "Ralph Priso-Mbongue". Scarborough Soccer Association.
    2. Fourneau, Lina (April 4, 2018). "Ralph Priso Mbongue, le nouvel espoir franco-torontois du foot" [Ralph Priso Mbongue, the new Franco-Torontonian football hope]. L'Express.
    3. Guillemette, Raphaël (October 17, 2020). "Un Franco-Torontois signe un premier contrat professionnel avec le Toronto FC" [Franco-Torontonian signs first professional contract with Toronto FC]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
    4. Bogert, Tom (October 14, 2020). "Toronto FC sign Canada youth international Ralph Priso to Homegrown deal". Major League Soccer.
    5. Walker, Laura (July 20, 2018). "Second-Half Abdi Double Gets TFC III 5-2 Win Away At Darby". League1 Ontario.
    6. "Toronto FC II signs Luke Singh and Ralph Priso". Toronto FC. March 5, 2019.
    7. "Toronto FC Sign Ralph Priso". Toronto FC. October 14, 2020.
    8. "TFC signs MF Priso as Homegrown Player". TSN. October 14, 2020.
    9. "Toronto FC thrashed by Union". TSN. October 24, 2020.
    10. Bogert, Tom (April 24, 2019). "Canada U-17 squad released, packed with 18 MLS academy players". Major League Soccer.
    11. Singh, Michael (October 14, 2020). "Toronto FC sign Homegrown midfielder Ralph Priso to a first-team contract". Waking The Red.
    12. Davidson, Neil (December 23, 2020). "TFC's Ayo Akinola accepts invite to Canadian national team camp". CBC.
    13. Ralph Priso at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    14. "2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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