Cecilio Waterman
{{short description|Panamanian football player (born 1991)}}
{{family name hatnote|Waterman|Ruiz|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cecilio Waterman
| image = Cecilio Waterman Everton v Cobresal 20230828 03.jpg
| caption = Waterman with Cobresal in 2023
| full_name = Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Panama City, Panama
| height = 1.81 m
| currentclub = Coquimbo Unido
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2007–2009 | youthyears2 =2010
| youthclubs1 = Río Abajo | youthclubs2 = Sporting San Miguelito
| years1 = 2010
| clubs1 = Sporting San Miguelito
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2011–2020
| clubs2 = Fénix
| caps2 = 127
| goals2 = 18
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → Venados (loan)
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = → Defensor Sporting (loan)
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = → Plaza Colonia (loan)
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 16
| years6 = 2020–2022
| clubs6 = Universidad de Concepción
| caps6 = 32
| goals6 = 17
| years7 = 2021
| clubs7 = → Everton (loan)
| caps7 = 23
| goals7 = 6
| years8 = 2022
| clubs8 = → Cobresal (loan)
| caps8 = 24
| goals8 = 11
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = Cobresal
| caps9 = 25
| goals9 = 10
| years10 = 2024
| clubs10 = Alianza Lima
| caps10 = 15
| goals10 = 5
| years11 = 2025–
| clubs11 = Coquimbo Unido
| caps11 = 5
| goals11 = 0
| nationalyears1= 2011
| nationalyears2= 2012
| nationalyears3= 2010–
| nationalteam1= Panama U20
| nationalteam2= Panama U23
| nationalteam3= Panama
| nationalcaps1= 9 | nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalcaps2= 4 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalcaps3= 44 | nationalgoals3 = 12
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|PAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|2023 United States–Canada|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|CONCACAF Nations League}}
{{Medal|RU|2025 United States|Team}}
| pcupdate = 15 March 2025
| ntupdate = 23:21, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División club Coquimbo Unido and the Panama national team.
Club career
Waterman made his professional debut playing with Sporting San Miguelito on 26 September 2010 against Atlético Chiriquí.
In mid 2011 he was transferred to Uruguayan side Centro Atlético Fénix, for whom he scored his first goal in May 2012 against Racing.[http://panamafutbol.com/?p=8237 Baloy juega hoy la final – Waterman con primer gol] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084225/http://panamafutbol.com/?p=8237 |date=4 March 2016 }} - PanamaFutbol {{in lang|es}}
In 2022 and 2023, he played for Chilean Primera División side Cobresal, reaching the second place in the 2023 season.{{cite news |last1=Sánchez |first1=Francisco |title=Una figura del fútbol chileno dice adiós |url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/una-figura-del-futbol-chileno-dice-adios-n/ |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=Diario AS |date=18 December 2023 |language=es}}
In 2024, he would sign a new contract to play for Alianza Lima during the 2024 Liga 1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.encancha.cl/futbol-chileno/primera/2023/12/29/exclusivo-cecilio-waterman-deja-el-futbol-chileno-y-es-nuevo-refuerzo-de-alianza-lima/|title=EXCLUSIVO {{!}} Cecilio Waterman deja el fútbol chileno y es nuevo refuerzo de Alianza Lima|access-date=29 December 2023|date=29 December 2023|website=En Cancha|language=es-ch}}{{Cite web|last=Galiano|first=Renzo|title=Alianza Lima halló a su ‘9′ para el 2024: Cecilio Waterman llegó a Perú para firmar su contrato|url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/01/03/alianza-lima-hallo-a-su-9-para-el-2024-cecilio-waterman-llego-a-peru-para-firmar-su-contrato/|date=2 January 2024|language=es|website=Infobae|access-date=3 January 2024}}
In 2025, Waterman returned to Chile and signed with Coquimbo Unido.{{cite news |title=Cecilio Waterman se sumó a la tripulación pirata |url=https://www.miradiols.cl/2025/01/13/cecilio-waterman-se-sumo-a-la-tripulacion-pirata/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |work=Mi Radio |date=13 January 2025 |language=es}}
International career
Waterman was part of the Panama U-20 squad for the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored four goals helping his country qualify to the Youth World Cup in Colombia.{{FIFA player|337251}}
He made his senior debut for Panama in a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras and has, as of 15 August 2015, earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. In 2013, he was called up by Julio Dely Valdés to play the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
On 20 March 2025 Waterman scored a late winning goal against the United States, taking Panama to the final of the CONCACAF Nations League for the first time in their history after losing two prior semi-finals.{{cite web |title=Panama stun USMNT with stoppage-time winner to reach Nations League final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/20/usa-panama-nations-league-semifinal-waterman-goal |access-date=21 March 2025}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|match played 23 March 2025}}{{NFT player|40899|access-date=12 November 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="10”|Panama
|2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 44 | 12 |
|---|
:Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Cecilio Waterman !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
| align="center"|1 | rowspan="2"|5 June 2021 | rowspan="4"|Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | rowspan="2"|{{fb|AIA}} | align="center"|2–0 | rowspan="2" align="center"|13–0 | rowspan="3"|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | align="center"|6–0 | |||||
| align="center"|3 | 8 June 2021 | {{fb|DOM}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–0 | ||
| align="center"|4 | 12 June 2021 | {{fb|CUW}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| align="center"|5 | 5 September 2021 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | {{fb|JAM}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–0 | rowspan="3"|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|6 | 12 November 2021 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | {{fb|HON|1949}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|3–2 | |
| align="center"|7 | 16 November 2021 | rowspan="2"|Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | {{fb|SLV}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|2–1 | |
| align="center"|8 | 2 June 2022 | {{fb|CRC}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A | |
| align="center"|9 | 7 September 2023 | Estadio Universitario, Penonomé, Panama | {{fb|MTQ}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–0 | rowspan="2"|2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| align="center"|10 | 16 November 2023 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica | {{fb|CRC}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–0 | |
| align="center"|11 | 8 February 2025 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago de Chile, Chile | {{fb|CHI}} | align="center"|1–3 | align="center"|6–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|12 | 20 March 2025 | SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States | {{fb|USA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 | 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
Honours
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2013,{{Cite news |last=Chappell |first=Bill |date=2013-07-29 |title=U.S. Beats Panama, 1-0, To Win Gold Cup Title |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/07/29/206664524/u-s-beats-panama-1-0-to-win-gold-cup-title |access-date=2025-03-27 |work=NPR |language=en}} 2023{{Cite web |title=Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/678990/panama-mexico |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
- CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25{{Cite web |date=23 March 2025 |title=Mexico beat Panama with stoppage-time penalty for CONCACAF Nations League title |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/mexico-beat-panama-with-stoppage-time-penalty-concacaf-nations-league-title-2025-03-24/#:~:text=March%2023%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Raul,Inglewood%2C%20California%2C%20on%20Sunday. |access-date=26 March 2025 |website=Reuters}}
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|pid=40899}}
- {{Soccerway|cecilio-waterman/155920}}
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