![]() Metusala playing for Forge FC in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Garven-Michée Metusala | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Étoiles de L'Est | |||
2013–2016 | Montreal Impact | ||
2017 | Étoiles de L'Est | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Dawson Blues | ||
2020 | Concordia Stingers | 0 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | CS St-Hubert | 18 | (0) |
2019–2020 | CS Fabrose | 12 | (0) |
2020 | AS Blainville | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Forge FC | 62 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Haiti | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 3, 2023 |
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.
Born in Terrebonne, Canada, to a Haitian mother and a Congolese father,[1][2] Metusala began his youth career with Étoiles de L'Est.[3] In 2013, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy, playing there until 2016.[3] 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.[3][4]
Metusala was an assistant captain with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, where he won the bronze medal.[5]
Metusala spent two years with Dawson College playing for the soccer team, winning the RSEQ bronze medal in 2017.[6]
In 2019, Metusala committed to play for Concordia University.[6] However, he ultimately never appeared for Concordia in a U Sports match, as the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] although he did participate in the indoor season.[5]
In 2018, Metusala played for PLSQ side CS St-Hubert. In 2019, he joined fellow PLSQ side CS Fabrose.[8] He won the league cup with Fabrose in 2019.[6] 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.[7][4]
At the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft, Metusala was selected in the first round (8th overall) by Forge FC.[9][10] On 23 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[11][12] On 27 June, Metusala made his debut, as a substitute, in a 2–0 loss to Valour FC.[5] He started his first match on 4 July against Pacific FC.[13] He scored his first goal on 9 August 2021 against Atlético Ottawa.[14] He helped Forge advance to the Championship match in 2021, in which he started, but they were defeated by Pacific FC.[14] In 2022, he won the CPL title with Forge.[15][16] 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.[17]
In August 2021, Metusala was first contacted by the Haitian Football Federation about representing Haiti internationally, being eligible through his mother's origins.[2] In March 2022, he received his first call-up by the Haiti senior national team for a friendly match against Guatemala.[18] He made his international debut on March 28, starting the aforementioned game and playing 85 minutes in a 2–1 loss.[19][20]
In June 2023, Metusala was named to Haiti's final squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup:[21] he featured in every minute, as Les Grenadiers eventually got eliminated after the group stage.[22]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CS St-Hubert | 2018[4] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
CS Fabrose | 2019[4] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 11 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2020[4] | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
AS Blainville | 2020[4] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Forge FC | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
2022 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
2023 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
Total | 62 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 82 | 2 | |||
Career total | 96 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 119 | 2 |