Cecilio Waterman


Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Universidad de Concepción.

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.
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

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 June 2021Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama2–013–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 June 2021Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama6–013–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 June 2021Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
412 June 2021Estadio Nacional, Panama City, Panama2–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
55 September 2021Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
612 November 2021Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–23–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
716 November 2021Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama1–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
82 June 2022Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama2–02–0CONCACAF Nations League A
97 September 2023Estadio Universitario, Penonomé, Panama3–03–02023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
1016 November 2023Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica3–03–02023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
118 February 2025Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago de Chile, Chile1–36–1Friendly
1220 March 2025SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States1–01–02025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
1313 November 2025Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera, Guatemala City, Guatemala1–03–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1413 November 2025Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera, Guatemala City, Guatemala2–03–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Panama
;Coquimbo Unido