 Waterman withCobresal in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 25 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Panama U20 | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Panama U23 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Panama | 50 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forChilean Primera División clubCoquimbo Unido, with whom he won the2025 Chilean top-flight title,[1] and thePanama national team.
Waterman made his professional debut withSporting San Miguelito on 26 September 2010 in a match againstAtlético Chiriquí in Panama.
In mid-2011, he was transferred to the Uruguayan clubCentro Atlético Fénix, where he scored his first goal in May 2012 against Racing.[2]
In 2022 and 2023, he played forChilean Primera División clubCobresal, finishing as runners-up in the 2023 season.[3]
One year later, he signed with Peruvian clubAlianza Lima to play in the2024 Liga 1 season.[4][5]
In 2025, Waterman returned to Chile to joinCoquimbo Unido,[6] contributing to the club's firstChilean top-flight title.[1]
Waterman was part of thePanama U-20 squad for the2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where he scored four goals helping his country qualify to theYouth World Cup in Colombia.[7]
He made his senior debut forPanama in a December 2010friendly match againstHonduras and has, as of 15 August 2015, earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. In 2013, he was called up byJulio Dely Valdés to play the2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
On 20 March 2025 Waterman scored a late winning goal against theUnited States, taking Panama to the final of theCONCACAF Nations League for the first time in their history after losing two prior semi-finals.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 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 | |
| Total | 50 | 14 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 | 6–1 | 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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 2–0 |
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