Cecilio Waterman

Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División club Cobresal on loan from Universidad de Concepción and the Panama national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Waterman and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Cecilio Waterman
Personal information
Full name Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz
Date of birth (1991-04-13) April 13, 1991
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cobresal
Number 30
Youth career
2007–2009 Río Abajo
2010 San Miguelito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Sporting San Miguelito 4 (1)
2011–2020 Fénix 127 (18)
2016 → Venados (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2018 → Defensor Sporting (loan) 17 (0)
2019 → Plaza Colonia (loan) 32 (16)
2020– U. de Concepción 31 (16)
2021 → Everton (loan) 21 (6)
2022– → Cobresal (loan) 10 (4)
International career‡
2011 Panama U20 9 (6)
2012 Panama U23 4 (1)
2010– Panama 21 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Panama
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up2023 United States–CanadaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:49, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:30, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.

Career statistics

International
As of match played 2 June 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Panama 201010
201210
201350
201910
202020
202187
202231
Total218
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Cecilio Waterman
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 June 2021Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama Anguilla2–013–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
26–0
38 June 2021 Dominican Republic3–03–0
412 June 2021 Curaçao2–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
55 September 2021Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
612 November 2021Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras1–23–2
716 November 2021Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama El Salvador1–12–1
82 June 2022 Costa Rica2–02–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

References
  1. Baloy juega hoy la final – Waterman con primer gol - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  2. Cecilio Waterman – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. "Cecilio Waterman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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