POSITION: Goalkeeper
BIRTHDATE: May 24, 1998
HEIGHT: 6-1
WEIGHT: 175
HOMETOWN: Cleveland, Ohio
YOUTH CLUB: Cleveland Soccer Academy
PREVIOUS TEAMS: New York City FC 2 (MLSNP), New York Red Bulls 2 (MLSNP), University of Akron (NCAA), University of Louisville (NCAA)
PROFILE
Will Meyer signed with Rhode Island FC on February 10, 2025. His professional career began when he was selected with the 10th pick of the second round in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC. After moving to the New York Red Bulls, he made his professional debut on August 21, 2023, for the Club’s MLS Next Pro Reserve side, making four saves in a 4-2 win over Atlanta United 2. He made two appearances for Red Bulls II in 2023 before most recently featuring for New York City FC II in 2024, where he logged a career-high 702 minutes in 10 appearances for the MLS Next Pro side, keeping the first two clean sheets of his professional career. Collegiately, Meyer split five seasons at the University of Louisville (2017-2019) and the University of Akron (2020-2021). At Akron, Meyer appeared in 27 matches for the Zips with eight clean sheets across his first two seasons, including a stretch of three consecutive shutouts in 2021. After starting all 18 games and making 45 saves en route to posting a 1.06 goals against average with six shutouts during his senior season in 2021, Meyer earned a MAC Player of the Week selection and First-Team All-Ohio honors. Prior to joining Akron, Meyer appeared in 15 matches for the University of Louisville, making 13 starts and keeping nine shutouts.