Garven Metusala
Squad number 14 · Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Their 2026 World Cup
Garven Metusala travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Haiti, wearing number 14, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group C), beaten by Morocco 4-2.
Defence went to H. Delcroix (3 matches, 270′) and Ricardo Ade (3 matches, 270′).
Another 6 players in the Haiti squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Haiti team page.
Biography
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.
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.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: John Jacques · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)