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.
Club career
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.Baloy juega hoy la final – Waterman con primer gol - PanamaFutbol
In 2022 and 2023, he played for Chilean Primera División club Cobresal, finishing as runners-up in the 2023 season.
One year later, he signed with Peruvian club Alianza Lima to play in the 2024 Liga 1 season.
In 2025, Waterman returned to Chile to join Coquimbo Unido, contributing to the club's first Chilean top-flight title. He left them at the end of the season.
On 25 December 2025, Waterman returned to Universidad de Concepción after his stint in 2020–21.
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.
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.
Career statistics International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPanama20101020121020135020191020202020218720224120231522024302025104202671Total5715
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Cecilio WatermanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 5 June 2021 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama 2–0 13–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification2 6–03 8 June 2021 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama 3–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification4 12 June 2021 Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama 2–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification5 5 September 2021 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification6 12 November 2021 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1–2 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification7 16 November 2021 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification8 2 June 2022 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 2–0 2–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A9 7 September 2023 Estadio Universitario, Penonomé, Panama 3–0 3–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A10 16 November 2023 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica 3–0 3–0 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A11 8 February 2025 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile 1–3 1–6 Friendly12 20 March 2025 SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States 1–0 1–0 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals13 13 November 2025 Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–0 3–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification14 2–015 3 June 2026 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panamá 3–1 4–2 Friendly
Honours Panama CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2013, 2023 CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25
Coquimbo Unido Primera División de Chile (1): 2025
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