| Joel Waterman | |
| Fullname: | Joel Robert Waterman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | CF Montréal |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aldergrove Youth SC |
| Youthclubs2: | Langley United |
| Youthclubs3: | Surrey United SC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2019 |
| College1: | Trinity Western Spartans |
| Collegecaps1: | 56 |
| Collegegoals1: | 9 |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Kitsap Pumas |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | TSS FC Rovers |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | Calgary Foothills |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | Cavalry FC |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020– |
| Clubs5: | CF Montréal |
| Caps5: | 105 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | July 21, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | March 23, 2024 |
Joel Robert Waterman (born January 24, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for CF Montréal of Major League Soccer and the Canada national team.
Waterman began playing soccer at age five with Aldergrove Youth SC.[2] [3] At age 12, he joined Langley United.[4] Afterwards, he played with Surrey United SC.[5]
When he was 13, he made the British Columbia provincial team. In 2013, he represented British Columbia at the 2013 Canada Summer Games and also had a brief trial with the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, but did not make the squad.[6]
In 2014, he began attending Trinity Western University, where he played for the men's soccer team,[7] [8] committing to them when he was in Grade 11.[9] Ahead of his fifth season, he was named the team captain,[10] and helped them win a Canada West silver medal and finished fourth at the National Championship.[11] [12] He was also named a Canada West First Team All Star that season.[13] [14]
In 2016, Waterman played in the US-based Premier Development League side Kitsap Pumas and made eleven league appearances,[15] while also appearing in two US Open Cup matches.[16] In 2017, Waterman played with Vancouver-based TSS FC Rovers in the PDL, where he made eleven appearances.[17] In 2018, Waterman played for Calgary Foothills in the PDL, making fourteen league appearances and another three in the playoffs as Foothills won the PDL Championship.[18] [19]
At the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft, Waterman was drafted in the second round by Cavalry FC on November 13, 2018.[20] Initially, he had not planned on declaring for the draft, instead looking at potentially going to Europe or the United States, however, two days before the registration deadline, he decided to register.[21] He officially signed with Cavalry on February 6, 2019.[22] [23] Waterman made his professional debut for Cavalry in their inaugural game against York9 FC on May 4.[24] He scored his first goal for Cavalry on October 5 against HFX Wanderers FC.[25] He helped Cavalry win the Spring and Fall championships[26] and helped them reach the CPL finals, where they finished second,[27] where he was unable to play in the second leg after being sent off in the first leg for a hand ball.[28] In December 2019, Cavalry announced Waterman would return to the club for the 2020 season.[29]
On January 14, 2020, Waterman transferred to Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact.[30] [31] With this transfer, Waterman made history as the first ever player from the Canadian Premier League to be sold to an MLS club.[32] [33] He made his debut for the Impact on February 19 against Saprissa in a CONCACAF Champions League match.[34] He made his MLS debut for the Impact in their season opener against the New England Revolution on February 29.[35] Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal announced that they would be exercising the option on Waterman's contract for 2022.[36] In 2022, he became a regular starter for the club.[37] During the 2022 season, he scored his first goal for Montreal against Orlando City on May 7, netting the opener in an eventual 4-1 victory.[38] On August 4, he scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win over the Columbus Crew.[39] In March 2023 Waterman signed a new contract with Montreal through 2024, with an option for 2025.[40]
He was called up to the Canadian senior national team for the first time for a national team camp in January 2021.[41] He earned several more call-ups to the squad during 2021 and 2022.[42] [43] [44] On November 11, 2022, he made his debut for Canada in a friendly against Bahrain.[45] On November 13, Waterman was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[46]
In June 2024, Waterman was named to Canada's squad for the 2024 Copa América, as an injury replacement for Junior Hoilett.[47]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kitsap Pumas | 2016 | PDL | 11 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| TSS FC Rovers | 2017 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Calgary Foothills FC | 2018 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Cavalry FC | 2019 | CPL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| CF Montréal | 2020 | MLS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 105 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 126 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 162 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 5 | |||
| Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Calgary Foothills
2018Cavalry FC
CF Montreal