Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Men's Soccer Roster
Messinger, Aiden
Jersey Number 25
Aiden Messinger
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Colonel By
- Prev School:
- Spring Arbor Univ.
Bio
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Bowling Green |
- After missing the first six matches of the season due to injury, made his BGSU debut against Bellarmine
- Played the final 62-plus minutes of the game vs. the Knights
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Spring Arbor |
Spring Arbor, Mich. |
- Spent five years at Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Mich.
- Was a three-year captain for the Cougars
- Played in a total of 83 matches, starting 75, in his five seasons
- Had 11 points on three goals and five assists
- Was named to the All-Crossroads League First Team in 2023, and earned all-league honorable mention in 2024
- A two-time NAIA Scholar Athlete
- Also was named an NAIA Champion of Character
- Earned CSC Academic All-District honors in three consecutive years, from 2022-24
- As a freshman, played in 11 matches, starting five, as the Cougars went 9-3-2 and won the Crossroads League Tournament title
- Had an assist in a 2-1 overtime loss to Western Michigan in that 2020-21 season
- In his sophomore campaign, played in 17 matches, making 16 starts
- Earned CL Academic All-Conference honors that season, and would earn that honor again in 2022
- Played in 17 matches, starting them all, as a junior in 2022
- Had three points on a goal and an assist that season
- Again had three points in 2023, when he played in 15 matches, starting 14
- His goal came against Grace in the semifinal round of the CL Tournament
- In 2024, started all 23 of the team's contests and had four points on a goal and two assists
- The team won the CL Tournament title for the second time in his tenure
- Cougars went on to defeat Clarke in the NAIA Championships Second Round before seeing the season come to an end against the eventual national champions in the Round of 16
- That '24 club went 13-7-3 overall
Colonel By Secondary School |
Ottawa, Ontario |
- Attended Colonel By Secondary School, graduating in 2020
- Spent three years on the varsity team for the Cougars
Personal |
- Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- He and his wife, Isabella, have a son, Judah, who was born in July of 2025
- Son of Jeff Messinger and Gillian Todd-Messinger
- Has a younger brother, Siobhan
- Earned a degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Spring Arbor
- Has played club ball for Toledo Villa FC (2021) and Lansing City FC (2022-24) in USL2
- Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi
- Lists Jesus Christ as his biggest influence
Eric Nichols Post-Practice Interview (Sept. 19, 2025)
Friday, September 19
Off The Pitch: Trace Terry (Sept. 18, 2025)
Friday, September 19
BGSU MSOC: USMNT GOAT (Lucas Kleimeyer)
Wednesday, September 17
Off The Pitch: Andrew Shaffer (Sept. 11, 2025)
Thursday, September 11
