Garven-Michée Metusala (born 31 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Forge FC. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.
![]() Metusala playing for Forge FC in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Garven-Michée Metusala | ||
Date of birth | (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Étoiles de L'Est | |||
2013–2016 | Montreal Impact | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Dawson Blues | ||
2020– | Concordia Stingers | 0 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Étoiles de L'Est | 3 | (0) |
2018 | St-Hubert | 18 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Fabrose | 12 | (0) |
2020 | Blainville | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Forge FC | 46 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | Haiti | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022 |
Metusala grew up in Terrebonne, Quebec, an off-island suburb of Montreal.[1] At youth level, he played for Étoiles de L'Est before joining the academy of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact in 2013.[2][3] He left the Impact in 2016 and returned to Étoiles de L'Est where he made his senior debut in LSEQ.[2][3] Metusala was an assistant captain with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games winning a bronze medal.[4]
Metusala spent two years with Dawson College playing for the soccer team, winning the RSEQ bronze medal in 2017.[5]
On 16 November 2019, Metusala committed to play for Concordia University.[5]
In 2018, Metusala played for PLSQ side CS St-Hubert. The following season, he played for CS Fabrose, winning the Coupe PLSQ (league cup).[5] In 2020, after making a single appearance for Fabrose, he joined A.S. Blainville during the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season, winning the league title.[1][6]
Despite not being able to play at Concordia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Metusala was drafted by Forge FC in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft.[3] On 23 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[1] On 27 June, Metusala made his CPL debut as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Valour FC.[7] He scored his first goal on 9 August 2021 against Atlético Ottawa.[8]
Metusala is eligible to represent Canada, Haiti, and the Republic of Congo, through birth, his mother, and father, respectively. In August 2021, he was contacted by the Haitian Football Federation about joining the Haiti national team.[9]
In March 2022, Metusala was called up by the Haiti national football team for a friendly match against Guatemala.[10] He made his international debut on March 28, starting the game and going 85 minutes in a 2–1 loss.[11]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CS St-Hubert | 2018[6] | PLSQ | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
CS Fabrose | 2019[6] | 11 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
2020[6] | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
AS Blainville | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
Forge FC | 2021 | CPL | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 2 |
Career total | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 69 | 2 |
Forge FC – current squad | |
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2021 CPL–U Sports Draft selections | |
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Second round |
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