Joel Waterman

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Born
1996 (29 years old)
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Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Position
Defender

Status
Active

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Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight
172 lbs

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Soccer

Team
Chicago Fire

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Canada

League
American Major League Soccer

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Description

Joel Robert Waterman (born January 24, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre-back, right-back or defensive midfielder for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer and the Canada national team.
Club career
Kitsap Pumas
In 2016, Waterman signed with American Premier Development League side Kitsap Pumas and made eleven appearances that season.

TSS FC Rovers
In 2017, Waterman returned to Canada, joining Vancouver-based TSS FC Rovers, where he made eleven appearances.

Calgary Foothills
In 2018, Waterman played for Calgary Foothills, making fourteen league appearances and another three in the playoffs as Foothills won the PDL Championship.

Cavalry FC
Waterman was drafted in the second round of the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft by Cavalry FC on November 13, 2018. He officially signed with the club on February 6, 2019. Waterman made his professional debut for Cavalry in their inaugural game against York9 FC on May 4. He scored his first goal for Cavalry on October 5 against HFX Wanderers FC. In December 2019, Cavalry announced Waterman would return to the club for the 2020 season.

Montreal Impact
Despite Cavalry's earlier announcement of Waterman's return to the club for the 2020 CPL season, the club announced on January 14 his transfer to Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact. With this transfer, Waterman made history as the first ever player from the Canadian Premier League to be sold to an MLS club. He made his debut for the Impact on February 19 against Saprissa in a CONCACAF Champions League match. He made his MLS debut for the Impact in their season opener against the New England Revolution on February 29.

Season Stats
24 appearances in the current 2025 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2025 Season
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Former Youth Teams