Joel Waterman

Joel Robert Waterman (born January 24, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.

Joel Waterman
Personal information
Full name Joel Robert Waterman
Date of birth (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996
Place of birth Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Montreal Impact
Number 16
Youth career
Aldergrove Youth SC
Langley United
Surrey United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 TWU Spartans 47 (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– Montreal Impact 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 7, 2020

Club career

Kitsap Pumas

In 2016, Waterman signed with American Premier Development League side Kitsap Pumas and made eleven appearances that season.[1]

TSS FC Rovers

In 2017, Waterman returned to Canada, joining Vancouver-based TSS FC Rovers, where he made eleven appearances.[2]

Calgary Foothills

In 2018, Waterman played for Calgary Foothills, making fourteen league appearances and another three in the playoffs as Foothills won the PDL Championship.[3]

Cavalry FC

Waterman was drafted in the second round of the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft by Cavalry FC on November 13, 2018.[4] He officially signed with the club on February 6, 2019.[5] Waterman made his professional debut for Cavalry in their inaugural game against York9 FC on May 4. He scored his first goal for Cavalry on October 5 against HFX Wanderers FC.[6] In December 2019, Cavalry announced Waterman would return to the club for the 2020 season.[7]

Montreal Impact

Despite Cavalry's earlier announcement of Waterman's return to the club for the 2020 CPL season, the club announced on January 14 his transfer to Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact.[8] With this transfer, Waterman made history as the first ever player from the Canadian Premier League to be sold to an MLS club.[9] He made his debut for the Impact on February 19 against Saprissa in a CONCACAF Champions League match.[10] He made his MLS debut for the Impact in their season opener against the New England Revolution on February 29.

Statistics

Club
As of March 10, 2020[11]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kitsap Pumas PDL 2016 1100020—130
TSS FC Rovers 2017 11000——110
Calgary Foothills FC 2018 14030——170
Cavalry FC CPL 2019 2111030—251
Montreal Impact MLS 2020 2000003050
Career Total 591405030711

Honours

Calgary Foothills

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References
  1. "Joel Waterman 2016". United Soccer League. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. "Joel Waterman". United Soccer League. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. "Joel Waterman 2018". United Soccer League. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "WATERMAN SELECTED BY CAVALRY FC IN 2ND ROUND OF CPL DRAFT". November 13, 2018.
  5. "Cavalry FC adds CPL-U SPORTS Draft pick Joel Waterman". February 6, 2019.
  6. "HIGHLIGHTS: Cavalry claw past HFX in cagey Spruce Meadows encounter". October 5, 2019.
  7. "Elijah Adekugbe and Joel Waterman return for 2020". Cavalry FC. December 19, 2019.
  8. "Joel Waterman is MLS Bound". January 14, 2020.
  9. Thompson, Marty (January 14, 2020). "Joel Waterman becomes 1st CPLer sold to MLS in Montreal Impact deal".
  10. Zurkowsky, Herb (February 20, 2020). "Impact squanders two-goal lead in road tie vs. Deportivo Saprissa".
  11. Soccerway. "Joel Waterman profile".
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