Garven-Michée Metusala (born 31 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for USL Championship club Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.
Early life Born in Terrebonne, Canada, to a Haitian mother and a Congolese father, Metusala began his youth career with Étoiles de L'Est. In 2013, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy, playing there until 2016. Afterwards, he returned to Étoiles de L'Est, where he also played at the senior amateur level with the club in the Ligue de soccer élite du Québec.
Metusala was an assistant captain with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, where he won the bronze medal.
College career Metusala spent two years with Dawson College playing for the soccer team, winning the RSEQ bronze medal in 2017.
In 2019, Metusala committed to play for Concordia University. However, he ultimately never appeared for Concordia in a U Sports match, as the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although he did participate in the indoor season.
Club career In 2018, Metusala played for PLSQ side CS St-Hubert. In 2019, he joined fellow PLSQ side CS Fabrose. He won the league cup with Fabrose in 2019. 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.
At the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft, Metusala was selected in the first round (8th overall) by Forge FC. On 23 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club. On 27 June, Metusala made his debut, as a substitute, in a 2–0 loss to Valour FC. He started his first match on 4 July against Pacific FC. He scored his first goal on 9 August 2021 against Atlético Ottawa. He helped Forge advance to the Championship match in 2021, in which he started, but they were defeated by Pacific FC. In 2022, he won the CPL title with Forge. In October 2023, he helped the club win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the play-off final. On July 27, 2024, he made his 100th appearance for the club. He departed the club after the 2024 season.
In January 2025, Metusala joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks.
International career In August 2021, Metusala was first contacted by the Haitian Football Federation about representing Haiti internationally, being eligible through his mother's origins. In March 2022, he received his first call-up by the Haiti senior national team for a friendly match against Guatemala. He made his international debut on March 28, starting the aforementioned game and playing 85 minutes in a 2–1 loss.
In June 2023, Metusala was named to Haiti's final squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup: he featured in every minute, as Les Grenadiers eventually got eliminated after the group stage. On 11 June 2026, Metusala was called up to Haiti's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, replacing the injured Leverton Pierre.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCS St-Hubert2018Première Ligue de soccer du Québec180——00—180CS Fabrose2019Première Ligue de soccer du Québec110——30—140202010————10Total120——30—150AS Blainville2020Première Ligue de soccer du Québec40————40Forge FC2021Canadian Premier League2322010—6032220222203020—2029020231702020——21020242201050—20300Total84280100—1001122Colorado Springs Switchbacks2025USL Championship230———20250Career total141280100301201742
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsHaiti202210202370202440202540Total160
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Metusala goal. + List of international goals scored by Garven MetusalaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica2–23–22026–27 CONCACAF Nations League A
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