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Garven Metusala
Haitian footballer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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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]
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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
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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]
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Career statistics
- As of match played on November 9, 2024[27]
- Appearances in the CONCACAF League
- Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
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