Kendall Waston
![]() Waston in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Saprissa | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2014 | Saprissa | 41 | (8) |
2007 | → Carmelita (loan) | ||
2008 | → Nacional (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Bayamón (loan) | ||
2010–2011 | → UCR (loan) | 19 | (5) |
2011–2012 | → Pérez Zeledón (loan) | 35 | (6) |
2013 | → Pérez Zeledón (loan) | 22 | (6) |
2014–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 115 | (14) |
2019–2020 | FC Cincinnati | 42 | (1) |
2021– | Saprissa | 15 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
Costa Rica U17[2] | |||
Costa Rica U20 | 1 | (0) | |
2008 | Costa Rica U23 | ||
2013– | Costa Rica | 50 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2021 (UTC) |
Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley (born 1 January 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back 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[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] Waston captained the team for the majority of the 2019 MLS season.[citation needed] He was released by Cincinnati at the end of their 2020 season.[10]
International career[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kendall_Waston_2018.jpg/180px-Kendall_Waston_2018.jpg)
A big defender, Waston was part of Costa Rica's 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad.[11]
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.[1] 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.[12]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of 8 September 2021[13]
Costa Rica | ||
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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 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 50 | 7 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.[14]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 December 2015 | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia, Costa Rica | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2. | 28 March 2017 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 7 October 2017 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
4. | 27 June 2018 | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
5. | 16 October 2018 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
6. | 16 November 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–2 | |
7. | 2–0 |
Honours[]
Saprissa
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Individual
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC Player of the Year: 2015, 2017
- MLS Best XI: 2015, 2017[15]
- MLS All-Star: 2016
- CONCACAF Best XI: 2017[16]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "CONCACAF 2005 U-17 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ El curioso caso de Kendall Waston Archived 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Kendall Waston se enrola en Nacional Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Solís sigue a la espera, Loaiza y Waston suenan en Pérez - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Brandon Timko (8 August 2014). "Addition of centre back Kendall Waston targeted for defensive and offensive help | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Michael McColl (27 October 2014). "After sending Vancouver Whitecaps to playoffs, Kendall Waston says "biggest" goal lies ahead". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ MLSSoccer staff (27 October 2014). "Vote now for Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for October". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Cincinnati Adds Two-Time MLS Best XI Selection, Kendall Waston | FC Cincinnati".
- ^ "FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions for the 2021 season | FC Cincinnati".
- ^ Kendall Waston – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "World Cup Qualifying – Men". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Kendall Waston". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Waston, Kendall". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "2017 MLS Best XI revealed: Who was the best in 2017?". MLS Soccer. 30 November 2017.
- ^ "2017 CONCACAF Award Winners Announced". CONCACAF. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
External links[]
- Kendall Waston at ESPN FC
- Kendall Waston at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1988 births
- Living people
- A.D. Carmelita footballers
- Association football defenders
- Bayamón FC players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Copa América Centenario players
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Costa Rican footballers
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- FC Cincinnati players
- Liga FPD players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- Major League Soccer players
- Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Costa Rica under-20 international footballers
- Costa Rica youth international footballers