| Ralph Priso | |
| Fullname: | Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Clairlea-Westview SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | North Toronto Nitros |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Toronto FC |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | Toronto FC II |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Toronto FC |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Toronto FC II (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Colorado Rapids |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | July 13, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | December 15, 2019 |
Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (born August 2, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
He began playing soccer at the age of four with Clairlea-Westview SC,[1] before moving to the North Toronto Nitros when he was eleven.[2] In 2016, he was invited to Adidas's Elite Soccer Program.[3] He tried out for the Toronto FC Academy at ages 11, 12, and 13, failing to make the program,[4] before finally being accepted in 2017, at age 14.[5]
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.[6] On March 5, 2019, he signed his first professional contract, joining Toronto FC II in USL League One.[7] His debut professional appearance came when he started against the Richmond Kickers on August 17, 2019.[8]
On October 14, 2020, he signed with first team Toronto FC, becoming the 25th player to sign as a Homegrown Player from the TFC Academy.[9] He made his debut on October 24, coming on as a substitute for Nick DeLeon against the Philadelphia Union.[10] He was loaned to the second team for some matches in 2021.[11] On July 21, 2021, he scored his first goal for Toronto FC in a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls.[12] On August 19, Toronto FC announced Priso would undergo season-ending ankle surgery after suffering an injury on August 14 against the New England Revolution.[13]
In July 2022, Priso was traded from Toronto FC to fellow MLS club Colorado Rapids for Mark-Anthony Kaye. Colorado would also receive $1.025 million in General Allocation Money, and an international roster slot in the trade.[14] [15] He made his debut on July 17, against the LA Galaxy.[16]
In March 2024, Priso was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for 1st and 3rd round MLS SuperDraft picks and up to $150,000 in General Allocation Money.[17] [18] He made his debut for the club on April 6 against his former club, Toronto FC.[19]
In 2016, at age 13, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program at an identification camp with coach Ante Jazic. He represented Canada at the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, serving as team captain. He played for the Canadian U17 team at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship[20] and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[21] He was called to the Canada national team camp for January 2021.[22]
Priso is of Cameroonian descent through his parents.[23] He is the older brother of fellow professional soccer player Hugo Mbongue.[24]
| Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Toronto FC III | 2018[25] | League1 Ontario | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Toronto FC II | 2019 | USL League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Toronto FC | 2020 | MLS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| Toronto FC II (loan) | 2021 | USL League One | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | 2022 | MLS | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 26 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2024 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 85 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 3 | |||
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