Garven Metusala
Haitian footballer (born 1999)
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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.
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Metusala playing for Forge FC in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2024 | Forge FC | 84 | (2) |
| 2025– | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Haiti | 16 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 27, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 13, 2025 | |||
Early life
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]
College career
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]
Club career
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] On July 27, 2024, he made his 100th appearance for the club.[18] He departed the club after the 2024 season.[19]
In January 2025, Metusala joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[20][21]
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.[2] In March 2022, he received his first call-up by the Haiti senior national team for a friendly match against Guatemala.[22] He made his international debut on March 28, starting the aforementioned game and playing 85 minutes in a 2–1 loss.[23][24]
In June 2023, Metusala was named to Haiti's final squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup:[25] he featured in every minute, as Les Grenadiers eventually got eliminated after the group stage.[26] On 11 June 2026, Metusala was called up to Haiti's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, replacing the injured Leverton Pierre.[27]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 October 2025[28]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 84 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 112 | 2 | |||
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2025 | USL Championship | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 141 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 174 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in the CONCACAF League
- Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
International
- As of match played 13 October 2025[29]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
