Cecilio Waterman
Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991 in Panama City) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Everton and the Panama national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cecilio Alfonso Magdaleno Waterman Ruiz de la Rosa | ||
| Date of birth | April 13, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cobresal | ||
| Number | -- | ||
| 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) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Panama U20 | 9 | (6) |
| 2012 | Panama U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010– | Panama | 19 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:28, 25 March 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 24 March 2022[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 2021 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama |  Anguilla | 2–0 | 13–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 6–0 | |||||
| 3 | 8 June 2021 |  Dominican Republic | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | 12 June 2021 |  Curaçao | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5 | 5 September 2021 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Jamaica | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 12 November 2021 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Honduras | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| 7 | 16 November 2021 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  El Salvador | 1–1 | 2–1 |
References
- Baloy juega hoy la final – Waterman con primer gol - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
- Cecilio Waterman – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Cecilio Waterman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
