Garven Metusala

Garven-Michée Metusala (born 31 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Forge FC. Born in Canada, he represents the Haiti national team.

Garven Metusala
Metusala playing for Forge FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Garven-Michée Metusala
Date of birth (1999-12-31) 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

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]

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.[17] He made his international debut on March 28, starting the aforementioned game and playing 85 minutes in a 2–1 loss.[18][19]

In June 2023, Metusala was named to Haiti's final squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup:[20] he featured in every minute, as Les Grenadiers eventually got eliminated after the group stage.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played on October 14, 2023[22]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS St-Hubert 2018[4] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 180——00—180
CS Fabrose 2019[4] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 110——30—140
2020[4] 10————10
Total 120——30—150
AS Blainville 2020[4] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 40————40
Forge FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 2322010—6[lower-alpha 1]0322
2022 2203020—2[lower-alpha 2]0290
2023 1701020——200
Total 6226050—80812
Career total 962605030801182
  1. Appearances in the CONCACAF League
  2. Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League

References
  1. "Garven Metusala convoqué en équipe nationale haïtienne" [Garven Metusala called up to the Haitian national team]. OBELISQ (in French). March 11, 2022.
  2. Jacques, John (August 28, 2021). "Forge's Metusala Tapped By Haiti". Northern Tribune.
  3. Landry, Nicolas (February 23, 2022). "Ligue des champions : Garven-Michée Metusala rêve éveillé à l'Azteca" [Champions League: Garven-Michée Metusala daydreams at Azteca]. RDS (in French).
  4. "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  5. "Stinger defender Garven Metusala forges pro soccer career in CPL". Concordia Stingers. July 1, 2021.
  6. "Soccer recruit Garven-Michee Metusala to join Stingers". Concordia Stingers. 16 November 2019.
  7. "Forge FC signs attacker Nwafornso, CPL-U SPORTS Draft pick Metusala". Canadian Premier League. June 23, 2021.
  8. "PLSQ : Fabrose a presque bouclé son recrutement" [PLSQ: Fabrose has almost completed its recruitment]. Just eSoccer (in French). January 14, 2019.
  9. Neven, Oliver (29 January 2021). "Stingers men's soccer star selected in CPL Draft". The Link.
  10. Urciuoli, Anthony (January 29, 2021). "Forge FC Hamilton get defensive in 2021 CPL university draft". Insauga.
  11. "Forge FC signs U Sports draft pick Metusala and attacker Nwafornso". Forge FC. 23 June 2021.
  12. "Garven Metusala s'entend avec Forge FC" [Garven Metusala agrees with Forge FC]. OBELISQ (in French). June 23, 2021.
  13. Jacques, John (July 4, 2021). "Forge Finds Goalscoring Touch In Win Over Pacific". Northern Tribune.
  14. Rhodes, Benedict (December 18, 2021). "Garven Metusala is a strong defender on the rise: The Next Gen Presented by Jones DesLauriers/Navacord". Canadian Premier League.
  15. Isaac, Eralus (October 31, 2022). "Foot – Canada : FC Forge sacré champion, Garven Metusala passeur décisif !" [Foot – Canada: FC Forge crowned champion, Garven Metusala decisive passer!]. Feri Sports (in French).
  16. Joseph, Baudelet (November 1, 2022). "Football – D1 Canadienne : Garven Metusala Sacré Champion Avec Le Forge FC" [Football – Canadian D1: Garven Metusala Crowned Champion With Forge FC]. Yeda Sports (in French). Archived from the original on November 1, 2022.
  17. Jacques, John (March 12, 2022). "Metusala Earns Haiti Call-Up". Northern Tribune.
  18. "Valour's Jean-Baptiste, Forge's Metusala called up to Haitian national team for Nations League". Canadian Premier League. May 19, 2022.
  19. Jacques, John (May 18, 2022). "Metusala, Jean-Baptiste Crack Haiti Squad". Northern Tribune.
  20. "Garven Metusala Called up to Haitian National Team for the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup". Forge FC. June 21, 2023.
  21. Jacques, John (18 August 2023). "Forge Defender Garven Metusala Set For Concacaf Nations League". Northern Tribune.
  22. Garven Metusala at Soccerway
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