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Joel Waterman
Personal information
Full name Joel Robert Waterman [1]
Date of birth (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team 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] 103 (4)
International career‡
2022– Canada 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 15, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.

Early life

Waterman began playing soccer at age five with Aldergrove Youth SC. [2] [3] [4] At age 12, he joined Langley United. [5] Afterwards, he played with Surrey United SC. [6]

When he was 13, he made the British Columbia provincial team. [5] In 2013, he represented British Columbia at the 2013 Canada Summer Games [5] and also had a brief trial with the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, but did not make the squad. [7]

University career

In 2014, he began attending Trinity Western University, where he played for the men's soccer team, [8] [9] committing to them when he was in Grade 11. [10] Ahead of his fifth season, he was named the team captain, [11] and helped them win a Canada West silver medal and finished fourth at the National Championship. [12] [13] He was also named a Canada West First Team All Star that season. [14] [15]

Club career

Early career

In 2016, Waterman played in the US-based Premier Development League side Kitsap Pumas and made eleven league appearances, [16] while also appearing in two US Open Cup matches. [17] In 2017, Waterman played with Vancouver-based TSS FC Rovers in the PDL, where he made eleven appearances. [18] 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. [19] [20]

Cavalry FC

At the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft, Waterman was drafted in the second round by Cavalry FC on November 13, 2018. [21] 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. [22] He officially signed with Cavalry on February 6, 2019. [23] [24] Waterman made his professional debut for Cavalry in their inaugural game against York9 FC on May 4. [25] He scored his first goal for Cavalry on October 5 against HFX Wanderers FC. [26] He helped Cavalry win the Spring and Fall championships [27] and helped them reach the CPL finals, where they finished second, [28] where he was unable to play in the second leg after being sent off in the first leg for a hand ball. [29] In December 2019, Cavalry announced Waterman would return to the club for the 2020 season. [30]

CF Montréal

On January 14, 2020, Waterman transferred to Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact. [31] [32] With this transfer, Waterman made history as the first ever player from the Canadian Premier League to be sold to an MLS club. [33] [34] He made his debut for the Impact on February 19 against Saprissa in a CONCACAF Champions League match. [35] He made his MLS debut for the Impact in their season opener against the New England Revolution on February 29. [36] Upon completion of the 2021 MLS season, CF Montréal announced that they would be exercising the option on Waterman's contract for 2022. [37] In 2022, he became a regular starter for the club. [38] 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. [39] On August 4, he scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win over the Columbus Crew. [40] In March 2023 Waterman signed a new contract with Montreal through 2024, with an option for 2025. [41]

International career

He was called up to the Canadian senior national team for the first time for a national team camp in January 2021. [42] He earned several more call-ups to the squad during 2021 and 2022. [43] [44] [45] On November 11, 2022, he made his debut for Canada in a friendly against Bahrain. [46] On November 13, Waterman was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [47]

In June 2024, Waterman was named to Canada's squad for the 2024 Copa América, as an injury replacement for Junior Hoilett. [48]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played June 15, 2024 [49]
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 [16] PDL 11 0 — 2 0 — — 13 0
TSS FC Rovers 2017 [18] 11 0 — — — — 11 0
Calgary Foothills FC 2018 [19] 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 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Total 103 4 2 0 8 0 6 0 2 0 121 4
Career total 160 5 6 0 13 0 6 0 2 0 187 5

International

As of March 23, 2024
Canada
Year Apps Goals
2022 2 0
2023 0 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Club

Calgary Foothills

Cavalry FC

CF Montreal

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Canada (CAN)" (PDF). FIFA. November 15, 2022. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Joel Waterman at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ^ "Former AYSC Player Joel Waterman Playing Against Vancouver Whitecaps July 24". Aldergrove YSC. July 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Grochowski, Sarah (July 31, 2019). "Aldergrove entourage swarms BC Place for local player gone pro". Aldergrove Star.
  5. ^ a b c Janzen, Mark (July 7, 2017). "Being Joel". Trinity Western Spartans.
  6. ^ McColl, Michael (April 18, 2017). "Get To Know Your TSS Rovers: Joel Waterman". Away from the Numbers.
  7. ^ Landry, Nicolas (October 22, 2022). "Joel Waterman ou la constance d'un grand négligé" [Joel Waterman or the constancy of a great underdog]. RDS (in French).
  8. ^ "TWU soccer: Spartan men aim for return to post-season". Langley Advance Times. September 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "Joel Waterman TWU profile". Trinity Western Spartans.
  10. ^ Grochowski, Sarah (April 1, 2020). "Aldergrove pro athlete now plays as himself in favourite childhood video game". Aldergrove Star.
  11. ^ Dobson, Casey (October 28, 2020). "Trinity to History: Joel Waterman is paving a path for U SPORTS grads". 49-sport.
  12. ^ "Alum Waterman named to Canada's national team camp squad". Trinity Western Spartans. December 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "TWU Spartans alum Joel Waterman named to Canada's national team camp squad". Trinity Western University. January 20, 2021.
  14. ^ "Waterman named Canada West First Team All-Star". Trinity Western Spartans. October 31, 2018.
  15. ^ Ferguson, Dan (December 28, 2020). "Aldergrove's Joel Waterman gets an invitation to the national soccer team training camp". Aldergrove Star.
  16. ^ a b "Joel Waterman 2016 PDL Stats". Premier Development League.
  17. ^ "L'Impact acquiert le défenseur central Joel Waterman" [The Impact acquires central defender Joel Waterman]. La Presse (in French). January 14, 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Joel Waterman 2017 PDL Stats". Premier Development League.
  19. ^ a b "Joel Waterman 2018 PDL Stats". Premier Development League.
  20. ^ Noseworthy, Jacob (December 12, 2018). "PDL pedigree with a CPL destiny: Newly drafted Joel Waterman looks to bring leadership to Cavalry FC". NSXI Network.
  21. ^ "Waterman selected by Cavalry FC in 2nd round of CPL draft". Trinity Western Spartans. November 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019.
  22. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (December 19, 2022). "Beyond the Pitch: Joel Waterman on the CPL-U SPORTS Draft, Europe and what's next for his career". Canadian Premier League.
  23. ^ "Cavalry FC adds CPL-U SPORTS Draft pick Joel Waterman". February 6, 2019.
  24. ^ Grochowski, Sarah (February 11, 2019). "Aldergrove's golden boy poised to go pro". Aldergrove Star.
  25. ^ Strasser, Scott (May 4, 2022). "Cavalry FC's inaugural starting 11 – where are they now?". Away from the Numbers.
  26. ^ Strasser, Scott (October 5, 2019). "Goals from unlikely sources as Cavalry FC shuts out HFX Wanderers". Away from the Numbers.
  27. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (January 13, 2020). "Sources: Cavalry FC's Joel Waterman moving to Montreal Impact in a historic move for CPL". BTS Vancouver.
  28. ^ Levesque, Dave (November 19, 2021). "CF Montréal: une deuxième chance pour Joel Waterman" [CF Montreal: a second chance for Joel Waterman]. Le Journal de Québec (in French).
  29. ^ Strasser, Scott (January 14, 2020). "Au Revoir et Bonne Chance, Joel – Cavalry center back Waterman heads to Montreal Impact, in history-setting transfer". Away from the Numbers.
  30. ^ Jacques, John (December 19, 2019). "Cavalry FC Re-Signs Waterman And Adekugbe". Northern Tribune.
  31. ^ Bedakian, Armen (January 14, 2020). "'Words can't describe it': Waterman revels in historic move to Montreal Impact". Canadian Premier League.
  32. ^ Davidson, Neil (January 16, 2022). "Joel Waterman makes history, 1st CPL player to be sold to another league in move to Impact". CBC Sports.
  33. ^ Thompson, Marty (January 14, 2020). "Joel Waterman becomes 1st CPLer sold to MLS in Montreal Impact deal". Canadian Premier League.
  34. ^ Thompson, Marty (January 14, 2020). "4 reasons why Joel Waterman is the 1st CPLer moving to MLS". Canadian Premier League.
  35. ^ Adams, J.J. (January 19, 2021). "Ballistic ascent of Aldergrove's Joel Waterman continues with CANMNT invite". The Province.
  36. ^ Lamarche, Michel (March 6, 2020). "Joel Waterman veut profiter de l'occasion qui s'offre à lui avec l'Impact" [Joel Waterman wants to take advantage of the opportunity offered to him with the Impact]. Le Devoir (in French).
  37. ^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players". CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
  38. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (October 8, 2022). "'He's done enough': CanMNT legend believes Joel Waterman is ready for Canada nod". OneSoccer.
  39. ^ D'Amours, Tristan (May 7, 2022). "Recap: CF Montréal 4, Orlando City SC 1". Major League Soccer.
  40. ^ "Waterman nets pivotal goal as Montreal defeats Crew 2-1". The Globe & Mail. August 3, 2022.
  41. ^ "New contract for defender Joel Waterman". March 23, 2023.
  42. ^ Code, Jillian (December 24, 2020). "Former Cavalry FC player gets national team call-up". CTV News.
  43. ^ "Uncapped Waterman, Koleosho head to CanMNT". TSN. September 20, 2022.
  44. ^ "Joel Waterman obtient son rappel du Canada" [Joel Waterman gets his recall from Canada]. La Presse (in French). September 16, 2022.
  45. ^ Jacques, John (September 16, 2022). "Former Cavalry Defender Joel Waterman Cracks World Cup Test Roster". Northern Tribune.
  46. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (November 11, 2022). "Former CPLers Waterman, MacNaughton make CanMNT debuts in draw vs. Bahrain". Canadian Premier League.
  47. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (October 14, 2022). "'You have to keep believing': How a CPL draft pick booked a CanMNT spot at the World Cup". OneSoccer.
  48. ^ "Waterman to replace injured Hoilett on Canada's Copa America roster". TSN. June 16, 2024.
  49. ^ Joel Waterman at Soccerway

External links

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