Forward | #90
Loic Mesanvi | #90
Position: F
Height: 5’8
Weight: 130
DOB: 10/6/03
Hometown: Lakeville, Minn.
Acquired: 3/2/26
Previous club: Minnesota United FC (MLS)
Indy Eleven signed former Minnesota United FC forward Loic Mesanvi on March 2, 2026.
The 22-year-old Mesanvi played eight matches for Minnesota United in the MLS in 2024 and 2025, logging 72 minutes and recording two shots on target and five aerial duels won in regular-season play. He made his MLS debut on February 24, 2024 in his team’s 2-1 victory at Austin FC in the season opener. He played a career-high 29 minutes vs. Columbus Crew and 20 minutes at Vancouver Whitecaps. Mesanvi also made Leagues Cup starts at Seattle Sounders FC and vs. Club Necaxa during the group stage of the 2024 tournament. Mesanvi made his MLS playoff debut against LA Galaxy.
Mesanvi was a mainstay of the Minnesota United 2 attack for three years after signing a professional contract in November 2022. With MNUFC2, Mesanvi played 55 games (40 starts), scoring nine goals and adding five assists in almost 3,500 minutes of regular-season action.
In 2025, Mesanvi helped his team advance to the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Final in its first-ever playoff appearance, scoring four goals and recording 19 shots on target in 19 matches. In 2024, he had four goals and two assists in 18 matches with 12 shots on target. Mesanvi scored a goal in his MNUFC2 debut match versus Portland Timbers 2, adding three assists in 18 games in 2023.
Before he signed with MNUFC2, Mesanvi was a member of MNUFC Academy’s U19 side while training regularly with the second team. Prior to his time with MNUFC’s Academy, Mesanvi played for Minneapolis City SC in USL League 2 and the National Premier Soccer League. In high school, he was named a 2021 Minnesota Mr. Soccer Finalist.
The Mesanvi family emigrated from the small African country of Togo to Minnesota in 2018. Mesanvi left Togo when he was 13 to join an academy in Ghana. He is the first Boys in Blue player from Togo, increasing the franchise total to 130 international players representing 54 countries. He is the second African on the 2026 Indy Eleven roster, joining forward Edward Kizza (Uganda).
