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

Early life

Born in

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, Canada, to a Haitian mother and a Congolese father, Metusala began his youth career with Étoiles de L'Est. In 2013, he joined the

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, 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

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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 ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

. 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

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. In 2019, he joined fellow PLSQ side

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. 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

-shortened season, winning the league title. At the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft, Metusala was selected in the first round (8th overall) by

. 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

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. He started his first match on 4 July against

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. 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

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International career

In August 2021, Metusala was first contacted by the

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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

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. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Metusala, Garven 1999 births Living people Soccer people from Quebec People from Terrebonne, Quebec Sportspeople from Lanaudière Haitian men's footballers Haiti men's international footballers Canadian men's soccer players Haitian people of Republic of the Congo descent Canadian people 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 Concordia University alumni 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