POSITION: Defender
BIRTHDATE: July 6, 2001
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 170
HOMETOWN: Washington D.C.
YOUTH CLUB: OBGC Rangers
PREVIOUS TEAMS: Providence College
PROFILE
Rhode Island FC signed Messer on March 13, 2024, adding the defender to the roster just in time for the club’s historic inaugural home opener three days later. The Providence College alum became the second player from a local Rhode Island college or university, and second straight Friar, to sign with Rhode Island FC. In his one season as a graduate student with the Friars in 2023, Messer started 14 matches in 17 appearances. The trilingual (French, German, English) DMV native scored four goals and added five assists in 1225 minutes while representing the Ocean State’s only university competing in the Big East Conference. Prior to Providence College, Messer spent four years at William & Mary, where he started 45 matches in 58 appearances and recorded eight goals and 10 assists. Between his collegiate seasons, Messer had domestic and overseas stints, playing with TSV Meerbusch (Germany), ND Primorje (Slovenia) and USL League Two sides Northern Virginia FC and Vermont Green FC.