Joel Robert Waterman (born January 24, 1996) is a Canadian
soccer
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player who plays for
CF Montréal
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of
Major League Soccer
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and the
Canada national team.
Early life
Waterman began playing soccer at age five with Aldergrove Youth SC.
At age 12, he joined
Langley United
Langley United Soccer Association is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Langley, British Columbia that plays in League1 British Columbia.
History
Langley United was founded as a youth soccer club in 1926. In February 2020, the cl ...
.
Afterwards, he played with
Surrey United SC
Surrey United Soccer Club is a Canadian amateur soccer club based in Cloverdale area in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 1968. The senior men's team goes by the name Surrey United Firefighters and plays in the Fraser Vall ...
.
When he was 13, he made the British Columbia provincial team.
In 2013, he represented British Columbia at the
2013 Canada Summer Games
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and also had a brief trial with the
Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
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, but did not make the squad.
University career
In 2014, he began attending
Trinity Western University
Trinity Western University (TWU) is a Private university, private Christian liberal arts university with campuses in both Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley and Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia. The ...
, where he played for the
men's soccer team, committing to them when he was in Grade 11. Ahead of his fifth season, he was named the team captain, and helped them win a Canada West silver medal and finished fourth at the National Championship. He was also named a Canada West First Team All Star that season.
Club career
Early career
In 2016, Waterman played in the US-based
Premier Development League
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side
Kitsap Pumas
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and made eleven league appearances,
while also appearing in two
US Open Cup
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matches. In 2017, Waterman played with Vancouver-based
TSS FC Rovers
TSS FC Rovers, commonly referred to as TSS Rovers, are a Canadian soccer team based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada that play in League1 British Columbia, the third tier of soccer in Canada. Established for the 2017 PDL season by general m ...
in the PDL, where he made eleven appearances.
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.
Cavalry FC
At the
2018 CPL–U Sports Draft
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, Waterman was drafted in the second round by
Cavalry FC
Cavalry Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in the Calgary metropolitan region of Alberta. The club competes at the top of the Canadian soccer league system in the Canadian Premier League, and plays their home matches ...
on November 13, 2018. 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. He officially signed with Cavalry on February 6, 2019. Waterman made his professional debut for Cavalry in their inaugural game against
York9 FC
York United Football Club (formerly known as York9 FC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium.
Histor ...
on May 4. He scored his first goal for Cavalry on October 5 against
HFX Wanderers FC
Halifax Wanderers FC, also written as HFX Wanderers FC, is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League (CPL) at the top of the Canadian soccer league syste ...
. He helped Cavalry win the Spring and Fall championships and helped them reach the CPL finals, where they finished second, where he was unable to play in the second leg after being sent off in the first leg for a hand ball. In December 2019, Cavalry announced Waterman would return to the club for the 2020 season.
CF Montréal
On January 14, 2020, Waterman transferred to
Major League Soccer
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club
Montreal Impact. With this transfer, Waterman made history as the first ever player from the
Canadian Premier League
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to be sold to an MLS club. He made his debut for the Impact on February 19 against
Saprissa
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in a
CONCACAF Champions League
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match. He made his MLS debut for the Impact in their season opener against the
New England Revolution
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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. In 2022, he became a regular starter for the club. 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. On August 4, he scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win over the
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...
. In March 2023 Waterman signed a new contract with Montreal through 2024, with an option for 2025. In November 2024, Waterman would sign a contract extension through the 2027 season, with an option for 2028.
International career
He was called up to the
Canadian senior national team for the first time for a national team camp in January 2021. He earned several more call-ups to the squad during 2021 and 2022. On November 11, 2022, he made his debut for Canada in a friendly against
Bahrain
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. On November 13, Waterman was named to Canada's squad for the
2022 FIFA World Cup
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.
In June 2024, Waterman was named to Canada's squad for the
2024 Copa América
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, as an injury replacement for
Junior Hoilett
David Wayne Hoilett (born 5 June 1990), known as Junior Hoilett, is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a winger (association football), left winger for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian F.C., Hibernian and ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Club
Calgary Foothills
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Premier Development League
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:
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
Cavalry FC
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Canadian Premier League Finals
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**Runners-up:
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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Canadian Premier League
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(Regular season):
**Champions:
Spring 2019,
Fall 2019
CF Montreal
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Canadian Championship
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:
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
Notes
References
External links
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Joel Waterman Official Website
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Living people
1996 births
Men's association football defenders
Canadian men's soccer players
Soccer people from British Columbia
People from Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Trinity Western Spartans men's soccer players
Kitsap Pumas players
TSS FC Rovers players
Calgary Foothills FC players
Cavalry FC draft picks
Cavalry FC players
USL League Two players
Canadian Premier League players
CF Montréal players
Major League Soccer players
2022 FIFA World Cup players
2024 Copa América players
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Canada men's international soccer players
21st-century Canadian sportsmen
University and college men's soccer players in Canada