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.

Early life
Born in Terrebonne, Canada, to a Haitian mother and a Congolese father, Metusala began his youth career with Étoiles de L'Est. In 2013, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy, 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.

Metusala was an assistant captain with Team Quebec at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, where he won the bronze medal.

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

In 2019, Metusala committed to play for Concordia University. However, he ultimately never appeared for Concordia in a U Sports match, as the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 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. He won the league cup with Fabrose in 2019. 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.

At the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft, Metusala was selected in the first round (8th overall) by Forge FC. 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. He started his first match on 4 July against Pacific FC. He scored his first goal on 9 August 2021 against Atlético Ottawa. He helped Forge advance to the Championship match in 2021, in which he started, but they were defeated by Pacific FC. 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 Cavalry FC in the play-off final.

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. In March 2022, he received his first call-up by the Haiti senior national team for a friendly match against Guatemala. 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 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup: he featured in every minute, as Les Grenadiers eventually got eliminated after the group stage.