Garven-Michée Metusala (born 31 December 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Colorado Springs Switchbacks Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is a professional soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2014, the team is a member of the Western Conference in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The fra ...

. Born in Canada, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Early life

Born in Terrebonne, Canada, to a

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

an mother and a

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father, Metusala began his youth career with Étoiles de L'Est. In 2013, he joined the

Montreal Impact Academy Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. It was founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", and is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...

, 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 The Ligue de soccer élite du Québec () was the top amateur league in Quebec, operating at a level below the semi-professional Première ligue de soccer du Québec. It operates a number of youth and gender specific divisions and is operated by the ...

. Metusala was an assistant captain with Team Quebec at the

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, where he won the

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College career

Metusala spent two years with

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playing for the soccer team, winning the RSEQ bronze medal in 2017. In 2019, Metusala committed to play for

Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...

. However, he ultimately never appeared for Concordia in a U Sports match, as the 2020 season was cancelled due to the

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, 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 FC Laval (formerly CS Fabrose) is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Laval, Quebec that plays in Ligue1 Québec. In 2021, CS Fabrose merged with youth clubs CS Chomedey and Delta Laval to form FC Laval. History CS Fabrose The ...

. He won the league cup with Fabrose in 2019. In 2020, after making a single appearance for Fabrose, he joined

A.S. Blainville Association de Soccer de Blainville, commonly referred to as A.S. Blainville, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal suburb of Blainville, Quebec, that plays in Ligue1 Québec. They are the only club to have participate ...

during the

-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 Forge FC, also known as Forge Football Club, Forge FC Hamilton, or Hamilton Forge FC, is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of Canadia ...

. 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 Valour FC is a Canadian professional soccer club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays their home matches at Princess Auto Stadium. The team is coached by Phillip Dos Santos and community owned throu ...

. He started his first match on 4 July against

Pacific FC Pacific Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League, playing home matches at Starlight Stadium located in Langford. History On May 5, 20 ...

. He scored his first goal on 9 August 2021 against

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. He helped Forge advance to the Championship match in 2021, in which he started, but they were defeated by

. 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

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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

side

International career

In August 2021, Metusala was first contacted by the

Haitian Football Federation The Haitian Football Federation (FHF; , ) is the governing body for football in Haiti. The FHF is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Haiti, both professional and amateur. A member of CONCACAF since 1961, FHF is in ch ...

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 Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

. 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

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: he featured in every minute, as ''Les Grenadiers'' eventually got eliminated after the group stage.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Metusala, Garven 1999 births Living people Soccer people from Quebec Sportspeople from Terrebonne, Quebec Haitian men's footballers Haiti men's international footballers Canadian men's soccer players Haitian people of Republic of the Congo descent Canadian sportspeople of Haitian descent Canadian people of Republic of the Congo descent Haitian Quebecers Men's association football defenders Forge FC players Forge FC draft picks Ligue1 Québec players Canadian Premier League players Dawson College alumni Concordia Stingers players University and college men's soccer players in Canada A.S. Blainville players CS St-Hubert players FC Laval players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Haitian sportsmen Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Haitian expatriate men's footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States