Cecilio Waterman
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 Waterman with Cobresal in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Universidad de Concepción | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 27 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Universidad de Concepción | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Panama U20 | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Panama U23 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Panama | 52 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:45, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Universidad de Concepción and the Panama national team.
Waterman made his professional debut with Sporting San Miguelito on 26 September 2010 in a match against Atlético Chiriquí in Panama.
In mid-2011, he was transferred to the Uruguayan club Centro Atlético Fénix, where he scored his first goal in May 2012 against Racing.[1]
In 2022 and 2023, he played for Chilean Primera División club Cobresal, finishing as runners-up in the 2023 season.[2]
One year later, he signed with Peruvian club Alianza Lima to play in the 2024 Liga 1 season.[3][4]
In 2025, Waterman returned to Chile to join Coquimbo Unido,[5] contributing to the club's first Chilean top-flight title.[6] He left them at the end of the season.[7]
On 25 December 2025, Waterman returned to Universidad de Concepción after his stint in 2020–21.[8]
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.[9]
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.
On 20 March 2025 Waterman scored a late winning goal against the United States, taking Panama to the final of the CONCACAF Nations League for the first time in their history after losing two prior semi-finals.[10]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[11]
| 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 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 14 | |
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama |  Dominican Republic | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 12 June 2021 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama |  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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 16 November 2021 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  El Salvador | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 2 June 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  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 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 11 | 8 February 2025 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago de Chile, Chile |  Chile | 1–3 | 1–6 | Friendly |
| 12 | 20 March 2025 | SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States |  United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
| 13 | 13 November 2025 | Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 2–0 |
