Joel Waterman
Chicago Fire FC · DFCB #5 · Canada · Group B 64Rating17Caps0Goals30Age188Height
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Club season 2025/26 MLS regular season (16), MLS playoffs (3), US Open Cup (2) - 2025 season
20
Apps
1
Goals
International
17
Caps
0
Goals
Club career totals
243
Career apps
7
Career goals
Date of birth1996-01-24 (age 30) NationalityCanada ClubChicago Fire FC · United States LeagueMajor League Soccer PositionDF · Centre-back · #5 Height188 cm Preferred foot— Market value—
Born in Surrey, British Columbia, Joel Waterman is the ultimate late bloomer, working up through Canadian lower leagues via Trinity Western University and Calgary Foothills. He became the first Canadian Premier League player ever sold to MLS when CF Montreal signed him in 2020, before moving to Chicago Fire in 2025. A versatile, no-frills defender, he debuted for Canada just before the 2022 World Cup.
- First Canadian Premier League player ever transferred to MLS
- Registered for the CPL draft just two days before the deadline
- Played five seasons of college soccer at Trinity Western
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