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Cecilio Waterman
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.
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| Waterman with Cobresal in 2023 | ||||||
| Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz | ||||||
| (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 | ||||||
| Panama City, Panama | ||||||
| 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||
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| Universidad de Concepción | ||||||
| Río Abajo | ||||||
| Sporting San Miguelito | ||||||
| Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||
| Sporting San Miguelito | 4 | (1) | ||||
| Fénix | 127 | (18) | ||||
| → Venados (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||
| → Defensor Sporting (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||
| → Plaza Colonia (loan) | 32 | (16) | ||||
| Universidad de Concepción | 32 | (17) | ||||
| → Everton (loan) | 23 | (6) | ||||
| → Cobresal (loan) | 24 | (11) | ||||
| Cobresal | 25 | (10) | ||||
| Alianza Lima | 15 | (5) | ||||
| Coquimbo Unido | 27 | (11) | ||||
| Universidad de Concepción | 0 | (0) | ||||
| Panama U20 | 9 | (6) | ||||
| Panama U23 | 4 | (1) | ||||
| Panama | 52 | (14) | ||||
| Runner-up | 2023 United States–Canada | Team | Runner-up | 2025 United States | Team | |
| Runner-up | 2023 United States–Canada | Team | ||||
| Runner-up | 2025 United States | Team | ||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:45, 31 March 2026 (UTC) |
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.
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.
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.
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.
As of match played 31 March 2026
| 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 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal.
| 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 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 12 June 2021 | Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama | 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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 16 November 2021 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | El Salvador | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 2 June 2022 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | 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 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 11 | 8 February 2025 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago de Chile, Chile | Chile | 1–3 | 1–6 | Friendly |
| 12 | 20 March 2025 | SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
| 13 | 13 November 2025 | Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 2–0 |
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2013, 2023
- CONCACAF Nations League runner-up: 2024–25
Coquimbo Unido
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Primera División de Chile (1): 2025
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