Joel Waterman

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Joel Waterman
Personal information
Full name Joel Robert Waterman
Date of birth (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 CF Montréal
Number 16
Youth career
Aldergrove Youth SC
Langley United
Surrey United SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Trinity Western Spartans 56 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Kitsap Pumas 11 (0)
2017 TSS FC Rovers 11 (0)
2018 Calgary Foothills 14 (0)
2019 Cavalry FC 21 (1)
2020– CF Montréal[a] 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2021

Joel Robert Waterman (born January 24, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for CF Montréal of Major League Soccer.

Club career[]

Kitsap Pumas[]

In 2016, Waterman signed with American Premier Development League side Kitsap Pumas and made eleven appearances that season.[1]

TSS FC Rovers[]

In 2017, Waterman returned to Canada, joining Vancouver-based TSS FC Rovers, where he made eleven appearances.[2]

Calgary Foothills[]

In 2018, Waterman played for Calgary Foothills, making fourteen league appearances and another three in the playoffs as Foothills won the PDL Championship.[3]

Cavalry FC[]

Waterman was drafted in the second round of the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft by Cavalry FC on November 13, 2018.[4] He officially signed with the club on February 6, 2019.[5] Waterman made his professional debut for Cavalry in their inaugural game against York9 FC on May 4. He scored his first goal for Cavalry on October 5 against HFX Wanderers FC.[6] In December 2019, Cavalry announced Waterman would return to the club for the 2020 season.[7]

Montreal Impact / CF Montréal[]

Despite Cavalry's earlier announcement of Waterman's return to the club for the 2020 CPL season, the club announced on January 14 his transfer to Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact.[8] With this transfer, Waterman made history as the first ever player from the Canadian Premier League to be sold to an MLS club.[9] He made his debut for the Impact on February 19 against Saprissa in a CONCACAF Champions League match.[10] He made his MLS debut for the Impact in their season opener against the New England Revolution on February 29. Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal announced that they would be exercising the option on Waterman's contract for 2022.[11]

International career[]

He accepted an invite for the Canadian senior national team camp for January 2021.[12] In March 2021 he was called up for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.[13]

Statistics[]

Club[]

As of November 21, 2021[14]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kitsap Pumas PDL 2016 11 0 0 0 2 0 — 13 0
TSS FC Rovers 2017 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Calgary Foothills FC 2018 14 0 3 0 — — 17 0
Cavalry FC CPL 2019 21 1 1 0 3 0 — 25 1
CF Montreal MLS 2020 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
2021 22 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 25 0
Total 29 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 35 0
Career Total 86 1 4 0 8 0 3 0 101 1

Honours[]

Club[]

Calgary Foothills

Cavalry FC

CF Montreal

Notes[]

  1. ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021

References[]

  1. ^ "Joel Waterman 2016". United Soccer League. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Joel Waterman". United Soccer League. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Joel Waterman 2018". United Soccer League. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "WATERMAN SELECTED BY CAVALRY FC IN 2ND ROUND OF CPL DRAFT". November 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Cavalry FC adds CPL-U SPORTS Draft pick Joel Waterman". February 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Cavalry claw past HFX in cagey Spruce Meadows encounter". October 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Elijah Adekugbe and Joel Waterman return for 2020". Cavalry FC. December 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "Joel Waterman is MLS Bound". January 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Thompson, Marty (January 14, 2020). "Joel Waterman becomes 1st CPLer sold to MLS in Montreal Impact deal".
  10. ^ Zurkowsky, Herb (February 20, 2020). "Impact squanders two-goal lead in road tie vs. Deportivo Saprissa".
  11. ^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players". CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Davidson, Neil (December 23, 2020). "TFC's Ayo Akinola accepts invite to Canadian national team camp". CBC.
  13. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER FOR FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™ QUALIFIERS". March 23, 2021.
  14. ^ Soccerway. "Joel Waterman profile".
  15. ^ "Montreal beats Toronto FC 1-0 to win Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup". Retrieved November 21, 2021.

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