Cecilio Alfonso Waterman Ruiz (born 13 April 1991) is a Panamanian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
Everton and the
Panama national team.
Club career
Waterman made his professional debut playing with
Sporting San Miguelito
Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito is a Panamanian professional football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol (the highest level of Panamanian football). Founded in 1989, it is based in San Miguelito District of Panamá Province.
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on 26 September 2010 against
Atlético Chiriquí
Club Atlético Chiriquí is a Panamanian football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in David, Chiriquí and was founded on June 18, 2002 by Luis Denis Arce. Their home stadium is Estadio San Cristóbal.
History
Atlético ...
.
In mid 2011 he was transferred to
Uruguay
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an side
Centro Atlético Fénix
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, for whom he scored his first goal in May 2012 against Racing.
International career
Waterman was part of the
Panama U-20 squad for the
2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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where he scored four goals helping his country qualify to the
Youth World Cup in
Colombia.
He made his senior debut for
Panama
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in a December 2010
friendly match
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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
Julio César Dely Valdés (born March 12, 1967) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a twin brother of Jorge Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés.
Club career
Born in Colón, Dely ...
to play the
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The competition began on 7 July 2013 at the ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waterman goal.''
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Panama City
Association football wingers
Panamanian footballers
Sporting San Miguelito players
Centro Atlético Fénix players
Defensor Sporting players
Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes players
Universidad de Concepción footballers
Liga Panameña de Fútbol players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Ascenso MX players
Panama youth international footballers
Pan American Games competitors for Panama
Chilean Primera División players
Panama international footballers
Panamanian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Chile
Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
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