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 plays for 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
Club information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 23
Youth career
Étoiles de L'Est
2013–2016 Montreal Impact
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Dawson Blues
2020– Concordia Stingers 0 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Étoiles de L'Est 3 (0)
2018 St-Hubert 18 (0)
2019–2020 Fabrose 12 (0)
2020 Blainville 4 (0)
2021– Forge FC 24 (2)
National team‡
2022– Haiti 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2022

Early life

Metusala grew up in Terrebonne, Quebec, an off-island suburb of Montreal.[1] At youth level, he played for Étoiles de L'Est before joining the academy of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact in 2013.[2][3] He left the Impact in 2016 and returned to Étoiles de L'Est where he made his senior debut in LSEQ.[2][3] Metusala was an assistant captain with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games winning a bronze medal.[4]

College career

Metusala spent two years with Dawson College playing for the soccer team, winning the RSEQ bronze medal in 2017.[5]

On 16 November 2019, Metusala committed to play for Concordia University.[5]

Club career

Semi-professional

In 2018, Metusala played for PLSQ side CS St-Hubert. The following season, he played for CS Fabrose, winning the Couple PLSQ (league cup).[5] 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.[1][6]

Forge FC

Despite not being able to play at Concordia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Metusala was drafted by Forge FC in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft.[3] On 23 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[1] On 27 June, Metusala made his CPL debut as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Valour FC.[7] He scored his first goal on 9 August 2021 against Atlético Ottawa.[8]

International career

Metusala is eligible to represent Canada, Haiti, and the Republic of Congo, through birth, his mother, and father, respectively. In August 2021, he was contacted by the Haitian Football Federation about joining the Haiti national team.[9]

In March 2022, Metusala was called up by the Haiti national football team for a friendly match against Guatemala.[10] He made his international debut on March 28, starting the game and going 85 minutes in a 2–1 loss.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played on December 5, 2021[12]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS St-Hubert 2018[6] PLSQ180——00180
CS Fabrose 2019[6] 110——3[lower-alpha 1]0140
2020[6] 10———10
AS Blainville 40———40
Forge FC 2021 CPL 23220106[lower-alpha 2]0322
Career total 572201090692
  1. PLSQ League Cup
  2. CONCACAF League

References
  1. "Forge FC signs attacker Nwafornso, CPL-U SPORTS Draft pick Metusala". Canadian Premier League. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. "PTS-Ligue Archive". TSI Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. Oliver Neven (29 January 2021). "Stingers men's soccer star selected in CPL Draft". The Link. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. "Stinger defender Garven Metusala forges pro soccer career in CPL". Concordia Stingers. July 1, 2021.
  5. "Soccer recruit Garven-Michee Metusala to join Stingers". Concordia Stingers. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  7. "Forge vs. Valour - 27 June 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. Mitchell, Don (9 August 2021). "Forge FC raise championship banners, then down Atlético Ottawa 2-0". Global News.
  9. Jacques, John (August 28, 2021). "Forge's Metusala Tapped By Haiti". Northern Tribune.
  10. Jean, Douby (March 11, 2022). "Foot – Sélection : La liste de Jean-Jacques Pierre sans Nazon, Placide et Pierrot !" [Foot – Selection: The list of Jean-Jacques Pierre without Nazon, Placide and Pierrot!]. Haiti Tempo (in French).
  11. Obelisq [@weareobelisq] (March 28, 2022). "Garven Metusala is a starter. First international game for the Montrealer!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. Garven Metusala at Soccerway
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