J. Waterman · career
Joel Robert Waterman
Center Back · Portland Timbers · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 7 seasons (2021/22–2026/27) across 2 clubs — 158 appearances with 13 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at CF Montreal — Season rating 39, 1 goal and 1 assist in 28 games. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 21 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 5 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | CF Montreal | 26 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | CF Montreal | 26 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | CF Montreal | 28 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 39 |
| 2022/23 | CF Montreal | 32 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | CF Montreal | 22 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | CF Montreal | 7 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 4 |
| 2019/20 | Cavalry FC | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Kitsap Pumas | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | CONCACAF Nations League | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Nations League | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Canadian Championship×2Canadian Championship×2Canadian Premier League×2Concacaf Nations League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccerat Chicago Fire | 10 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Friendliesat Canada | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2026/27
2 played2 unused sub29 not in squad· 99 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at CF Montreal, CF Montreal — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Los Angeles Galaxy | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Los Angeles FC | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Friendlies Clubs | H DC United | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A San Jose Earthquakes | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | Friendlies Clubs | A Chicago Fire | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 22 | Major League Soccer | H Columbus Crew | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Major League Soccer | A Colorado Rapids | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 8 | Major League Soccer | H Vancouver Whitecaps | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 15 | Major League Soccer | A Houston Dynamo | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 22 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles Galaxy | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 5 | Major League Soccer | A Vancouver Whitecaps | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles FC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 19 | Major League Soccer | A Minnesota United FC | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | Major League Soccer | A San Diego | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | Major League Soccer | A Real Salt Lake | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | Major League Soccer | H Sporting Kansas City | 6-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 13 | Major League Soccer | A CF Montreal | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | Major League Soccer | A Inter Miami | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 24 | Major League Soccer | H San Jose Earthquakes | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Major League Soccer | A Seattle Sounders | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Major League Soccer | H FC Dallas | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Major League Soccer | H Real Salt Lake | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Major League Soccer | H Seattle Sounders | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | Leagues Cup | H Puebla | 5-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Leagues Cup | A Club America | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 14 | Leagues Cup | H Club Tijuana | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Major League Soccer | A Chicago Fire | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 20 | Major League Soccer | H San Diego | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Major League Soccer | A Los Angeles FC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Major League Soccer | H Austin | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | Major League Soccer | H Minnesota United FC | 5-4 | Played | 9 | 5.7 | ||
| Sep 10 | Major League Soccer | H St. Louis City | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Major League Soccer | A FC Dallas | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 |