Kendall Waston
{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1988)}}
{{family name hatnote|Waston|Manley|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kendall Waston
| image = Kendall Waston March19.jpg
| caption = Waston with FC Cincinnati in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|1|1}}
| birth_place = San José, Costa Rica
| position = Centre-back, forward
| currentclub = Saprissa
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Saprissa
| years1 = 2006–2014
| clubs1 = Saprissa
| caps1 = 41
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2007
| clubs2 = → Carmelita (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = → Nacional (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = → Bayamón (loan)
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2010–2011
| clubs5 = → UCR (loan)
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2011–2012
| clubs6 = → Pérez Zeledón (loan)
| caps6 = 35
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2013
| clubs7 = → Pérez Zeledón (loan)
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 6
| years8 = 2014–2018
| clubs8 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| caps8 = 115
| goals8 = 14
| years9 = 2019–2020
| clubs9 = FC Cincinnati
| caps9 = 42
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2021–
| clubs10 = Saprissa
| caps10 = 52
| goals10 = 11
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica U17{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf-u17-men-2005_tsg |title=CONCACAF 2005 U-17 Tournament Recap |date=18 December 2013 |publisher=Issuu|access-date=24 March 2021}}
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = Costa Rica U20
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2008
| nationalteam3 = Costa Rica U23
| nationalcaps3 =
| nationalgoals3 =
| nationalyears4 = 2013–
| nationalteam4 = Costa Rica
| nationalcaps4 = 74
| nationalgoals4 = 10
| pcupdate = 20:13, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 03:56, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
}}
Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley (born 1 January 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and forward for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
=Saprissa and loans=
Waston made his professional debut for Saprissa in 2006[http://www.aldia.cr/columnistas-danilo_jimenez/curioso-caso-Kendall-Waston_0_304169636.html El curioso caso de Kendall Waston] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604165849/http://www.aldia.cr/columnistas-danilo_jimenez/curioso-caso-Kendall-Waston_0_304169636.html |date=4 June 2016 }} - Al Día {{in lang|es}} and played on loan for Carmelita in the Primera División de Costa Rica before moving abroad for a six-month loan spell with Club Nacional de Football in the Primera División Uruguaya from February 2008.[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/febrero/26/deportes1439371.html Kendall Waston se enrola en Nacional] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053410/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/febrero/26/deportes1439371.html |date=4 March 2016 }} - Nación {{in lang|es}} In March 2010, Waston signed a three-month loan deal with Bayamón of the Puerto Rico Soccer League to help the club qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. He later had three more loan spells, one at UCR and two at Pérez Zeledón.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Solis-Loaiza-Waston-suenan-Perez_0_1195080592.html Solís sigue a la espera, Loaiza y Waston suenan en Pérez] - Nación {{in lang|es}} In May 2012 Waston returned to Deportivo Saprissa to be part of the first team.
=Vancouver Whitecaps FC=
On 8 August 2014, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced a deal that they had acquired the defender from Saprissa. Waston joined the first team in the midst of their 2014 MLS season.{{cite web |author=Brandon Timko |url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2014/08/waston-defensive-and-offensive-help |title=Addition of centre back Kendall Waston targeted for defensive and offensive help | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Whitecapsfc.com |date=8 August 2014 |access-date=13 August 2014}}
On 25 October 2014, Waston scored the only goal in the Whitecaps' final game of the regular season, heading in a corner kick from Pedro Morales, sending the Whitecaps to the playoffs for the second time in their four years since joining MLS.{{cite web |author=Michael McColl |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/10/27/vancouver-whitecaps-kendall-waston-says-biggest-goal-lies-ahead |title=After sending Vancouver Whitecaps to playoffs, Kendall Waston says "biggest" goal lies ahead |publisher=MLSSoccer.com |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=28 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029195917/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/10/27/vancouver-whitecaps-kendall-waston-says-biggest-goal-lies-ahead |archive-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead}} The impact that Waston had on the Whitecaps' season after joining the club earned him a nomination for MLS Player of the Month for October.{{cite web |author=MLSSoccer staff |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/10/27/vote-now-etihad-airways-mls-player-month-october |title=Vote now for Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for October |publisher=MLSSoccer.com |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=28 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029173340/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/10/27/vote-now-etihad-airways-mls-player-month-october |archive-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead}} Waston played his 100th MLS game for the Whitecaps on 26 May 2018, against San Jose. He signed a new contract before the 2018 season, becoming a designated player under league rules. Waston was the captain of Vancouver Whitecaps, having been named so before the 2017 MLS season.
=FC Cincinnati=
On 11 December 2018, Waston was traded to FC Cincinnati ahead of their inaugural season in MLS. Vancouver received $450,000 of General Allocation Money, $300,000 of Targeted Allocation Money and an international roster spot.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/news/fc-cincinnati-acquires-defender-kendall-waston-vancouver-whitecaps-fc|title=Cincinnati Adds Two-Time MLS Best XI Selection, Kendall Waston | FC Cincinnati|website=fccincinnati}} Waston captained the team for the majority of the 2019 MLS season.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} He was released by Cincinnati at the end of their 2020 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/news/fc-cincinnati-announce-roster-decisions-2021-season|title=FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions for the 2021 season | FC Cincinnati|website=fccincinnati}}
International career
File:Kendall Waston 2018.jpg at the 2018 FIFA World Cup]]
A big defender, Waston was part of Costa Rica's 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad.{{FIFA player|236536}}
Born in Costa Rica, Waston is of Jamaican descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/heart-soul-passion-inside-kendall-wastons-journey-2018-fifa-world-cup|title='Heart, soul, passion:' Inside Kendall Waston's journey to the 2018 FIFA World Cup | Vancouver Whitecaps|website=whitecapsfc}} He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 2013 match against Canada and earned, as of December 2014, one more cap in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Honduras. On 8 October, he scored a 95th-minute equaliser for Costa Rica against Honduras to send Costa Rica to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. While placed on the bench for the first two games of the FIFA world cup Kendall had a chance to play in the third match and was able to score off a header and gain his first World Cup goal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/category/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-detail/225963 |title=World Cup Qualifying – Men |website=CONCACAF|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902225910/http://www.concacaf.com/category/world-cup-qualifying-men/game-detail/225963|archive-date=2 September 2017|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{updated|match played 8 July 2023|{{NFT player|52399|Kendall Waston|access-date=24 June 2018}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=3|Costa Rica | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| Total||74||10 |
==International goals==
:Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/52399/Kendall_Waston.html |title=Waston, Kendall |website=National Football Teams|access-date=15 March 2017}}
| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 15 December 2015 | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia, Costa Rica | {{fb|NCA}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 March 2017 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | rowspan=2 | {{fb|HON}} | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | rowspan=2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 7 October 2017 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | ||
| 4. | 27 June 2018 | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | {{fb|SUI}} | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 5. | 16 October 2018 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | {{fb|COL}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 1–3 | rowspan=5 | Friendly |
| 6. | rowspan=2 | 16 November 2018 | rowspan=2 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | rowspan="2" | {{fb|CHI}} | align=center | 1–0 | rowspan=2 align=center | 3–2 | |
| 7. | align=center | 2–0 | |||||
| 8. | 27 September 2022 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | {{fb|UZB}} | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–1 | |
| 9. | 9 November 2022 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | {{fb|NGA}} | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | |
| 10. | 4 July 2023 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | {{fb|MTQ}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 6–4 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honours
Saprissa
Vancouver Whitecaps
Individual
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC Player of the Year: 2015, 2017
- MLS Best XI: 2015, 2017{{cite web |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/11/29/2017-mls-best-xi |title=2017 MLS Best XI revealed: Who was the best in 2017? |publisher=MLS Soccer |date=30 November 2017}}
- MLS All-Star: 2016
- CONCACAF Best XI: 2017{{cite web |title=2017 CONCACAF Award Winners Announced |url=https://awards.concacaf.com/en/article/2017-concacaf-award-winners-announced |website=CONCACAF|access-date=19 December 2017 |date=19 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051433/https://awards.concacaf.com/en/article/2017-concacaf-award-winners-announced|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
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- {{NFT player|pid=52399}}
{{Deportivo Saprissa squad}}
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