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Cecilio Waterman

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Waterman and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Cecilio Waterman
Waterman with Cobresal in 2023
Personal information
Full name Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz
Date of birth (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker, winger
Team information
Current team
 Coquimbo Unido
Number 18
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 21 (9)
International career‡
2011 Panama U20 9 (6)
2012 Panama U23 4 (1)
2010– Panama 47 (12)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Panama
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2023 United States–Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Runner-up 2025 United States Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:26, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División club Coquimbo Unido, with whom he won the 2025 Chilean top-flight title,[1] and the Panama national team.

Club career

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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.[2]

In 2022 and 2023, he played for Chilean Primera División club Cobresal, finishing as runners-up in the 2023 season.[3]

One year later, he signed with Peruvian club Alianza Lima to play in the 2024 Liga 1 season.[4][5]

In 2025, Waterman returned to Chile to join Coquimbo Unido,[6] contributing to the club's first Chilean top-flight title.[1]

International career

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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.[7]

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.[8]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 10 October 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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 6 2
Total 47 12
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Cecilio Waterman
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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  Dominican Republic 3–0 3–0
4 12 June 2021  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
7 16 November 2021 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  El Salvador 1–1 2–1
8 2 June 2022  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
11 8 February 2025 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago de Chile, Chile  Chile 1–3 6–1 Friendly
12 20 March 2025 SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States  United States 1–0 1–0 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Honours

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Panama

Coquimbo Unido

References

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  1. ^ a b "🏴‍☠ Pirate love: Coquimbo Unido, Chile's underdogs making history". OneFootball. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. ^ Baloy juega hoy la final – Waterman con primer gol Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Sánchez, Francisco (18 December 2023). "Una figura del fútbol chileno dice adiós". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVO | Cecilio Waterman deja el fútbol chileno y es nuevo refuerzo de Alianza Lima". En Cancha (in Spanish). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ Galiano, Renzo (2 January 2024). "Alianza Lima halló a su '9′ para el 2024: Cecilio Waterman llegó a Perú para firmar su contrato". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Cecilio Waterman se sumó a la tripulación pirata". Mi Radio (in Spanish). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. ^ Cecilio Waterman – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ "Panama stun USMNT with stoppage-time winner to reach Nations League final". Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Cecilio Waterman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ Chappell, Bill (29 July 2013). "U.S. Beats Panama, 1-0, To Win Gold Cup Title". NPR. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Mexico beat Panama with stoppage-time penalty for CONCACAF Nations League title". Reuters. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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