Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley (born 1 January 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and forward for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career Saprissa and loans Waston made his professional debut for Saprissa in 2006El curioso caso de Kendall Waston - Al Día and played on loan for Carmelita in the Primera División de Costa Rica before moving abroad for a six-month loan spell with Club Nacional de Football in the Primera División Uruguaya from February 2008.Kendall Waston se enrola en Nacional - Nación In March 2010, Waston signed a three-month loan deal with Bayamón of the Puerto Rico Soccer League to help the club qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. He later had three more loan spells, one at UCR and two at Pérez Zeledón.Solís sigue a la espera, Loaiza y Waston suenan en Pérez - Nación In May 2012 Waston returned to Deportivo Saprissa to be part of the first team.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC On 8 August 2014, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced a deal that they had acquired the defender from Saprissa. Waston joined the first team in the midst of their 2014 MLS season.
On 25 October 2014, Waston scored the only goal in the Whitecaps' final game of the regular season, heading in a corner kick from Pedro Morales, sending the Whitecaps to the playoffs for the second time in their four years since joining MLS. The impact that Waston had on the Whitecaps' season after joining the club earned him a nomination for MLS Player of the Month for October. Waston played his 100th MLS game for the Whitecaps on 26 May 2018, against San Jose. He signed a new contract before the 2018 season, becoming a designated player under league rules. Waston was the captain of Vancouver Whitecaps, having been named so before the 2017 MLS season.
FC Cincinnati On 11 December 2018, Waston was traded to FC Cincinnati ahead of their inaugural season in MLS. Vancouver received $450,000 of General Allocation Money, $300,000 of Targeted Allocation Money and an international roster spot. Waston captained the team for the majority of the 2019 MLS season. He was released by Cincinnati at the end of their 2020 season.
International career
A big defender, Waston was part of Costa Rica's 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad.
Born in Costa Rica, Waston is of Jamaican descent. He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 2013 match against Canada and earned, as of December 2014, one more cap in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Honduras. On 8 October, he scored a 95th-minute equaliser for Costa Rica against Honduras to send Costa Rica to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. While placed on the bench for the first two games of the FIFA world cup Kendall had a chance to play in the third match and was able to score off a header and gain his first World Cup goal.
Career statistics International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCosta Rica2013202015312016100201792201874201911020201020211002022132202381202540Total7810
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by Kendall Waston No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 15 December 2015 Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia, Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 Friendly 2. 28 March 2017 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 7 October 2017 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 1–1 1–1 4. 27 June 2018 Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 1–1 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup 5. 16 October 2018 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States 1–1 1–3 Friendly 6. 16 November 2018 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile 1–0 3–2 7. 2–0 8. 27 September 2022 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea 2–1 2–1 9. 9 November 2022 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 2–0 2–0 10. 4 July 2023 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States 1–0 6–4 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Honours Saprissa Liga FPD: Clausura 2014, Clausura 2021 Costa Rican Cup: 2013
Vancouver Whitecaps Canadian Championship: 2015
Individual Vancouver Whitecaps FC Player of the Year: 2015, 2017 MLS Best XI: 2015, 2017 MLS All-Star: 2016 CONCACAF Best XI: 2017
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