Cecilio Waterman

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Watermanand the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Cecilio Waterman

Waterman with Cobresal in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz
Date of birth	(1991-04-13) April 13, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team	Coquimbo Unido
Youth career
2007–2009	Río Abajo
2010	Sporting 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)
2020–2022	Universidad de Concepción	32	(17)
2021	→ Everton (loan)	23	(6)
2022	→ Cobresal (loan)	24	(11)
2023	Cobresal	25	(10)
2024	Alianza Lima	15	(5)
2025–	Coquimbo Unido	0	(0)
International career‡
2011	Panama U20	9	(6)
2012	Panama U23	4	(1)
2010–	Panama	40	(10)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Panama CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 2023 United States–Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:34, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Coquimbo Unido.

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]

In 2022 and 2023, he played for Chilean Primera División side Cobresal, reaching the second place in the 2023 season. ^[2]

In 2024, he would sign a new contract to play for Alianza Lima during the 2024 Liga 1. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2025, Waterman returned to Chile and signed with Coquimbo Unido. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

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 6 June 2024 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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	4	1
	2023	15	2
	2024	3	0
Total		40	10

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal. ^[7]

List of international goals scored by Cecilio Waterman

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
8	2 June 2022		Costa Rica	2–0	2–0	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
9	7 September 2023	Estadio Universitario, Penonomé, Panama	Martinique	3–0	3–0	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
10	16 November 2023	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	3–0	3–0

References

1. Baloy juega hoy la final – Waterman con primer gol Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
2. Sánchez, Francisco (18 December 2023). "Una figura del fútbol chileno dice adiós". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
3. "EXCLUSIVO | Cecilio Waterman deja el fútbol chileno y es nuevo refuerzo de Alianza Lima". En Cancha (in Spanish). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
4. Galiano, Renzo (2 January 2024). "Alianza Lima halló a su '9′ para el 2024: Cecilio Waterman llegó a Perú para firmar su contrato". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
5. "Cecilio Waterman se sumó a la tripulación pirata". Mi Radio (in Spanish). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
6. Cecilio Waterman – FIFA competition record (archived)
7. "Cecilio Waterman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

External links

• Cecilio Waterman at National-Football-Teams.com
• Cecilio Waterman at Soccerway