Joel Robert Waterman
Joel Robert Waterman is a Canadian defender from Langley, British Columbia. He developed with Aldergrove Youth SC, Langley United and Surrey United before spending five seasons at Trinity Western University from 2014 to 2018. During university off-seasons, Waterman played for Kitsap Pumas, TSS Rovers and Calgary Foothills, winning the 2018 PDL Championship with Calgary. Cavalry FC selected him in the second round of the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft, and he moved to CF Montréal in January 2020 as the first CPL player transferred to an MLS club. In Montréal, he made 130 regular-season appearances and helped win the 2021 Canadian Championship. Waterman debuted for Canada against Bahrain in November 2022 and was included in the country’s 2022 FIFA World Cup squad. He later joined Chicago Fire.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 1835 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 2466 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2024 | 31 | 2573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 2555 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 2022 | 35 | 3053 | 3 | 2 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1870 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 461 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1900 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: DefenderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Major League Soccer - CITYPARK, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Teams
Transfers
Chicago Fire
Portland Timbers
CF Montreal
Chicago Fire
Cavalry FC
CF Montreal