JOEL WATERMAN
Defender · Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer
“Straight-up centre-back: tidy, committed, and built to defend.”
GoalPost verdict
↑ model form signal
GoalPost read
Straight-up centre-back: tidy, committed, and built to defend.
6 GPS components
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range pending · wider band
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s. Straight-up centre-back: tidy, committed, and built to defend.
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Scouting report
GoalPost confidence
62%
Last Updated
Model updated
After latest GoalPost refresh
GoalPost verdict
Straight-up centre-back: tidy, committed, and built to defend.
Impact
Useful
Form Trend
Tracked
Peak Age
26-28
Potential
Role fit
Overall profile
Attacking DNA
Elite strengths
Current-season output
0Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers
Role reliability
0Reliable plus trait in current sample
Availability signal
17Repeatable action profile in this role
Tournament context
82Positive contributor in team context
Watch-outs
Direct threat
Wide play
Movement
Per-90 breakdown
Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers
0.00
0.12
per 90
0.00
—
—
0.49
2.0
Key metrics
Goals / 90
0.00
season rate
Shots / 90
0.12
shot volume
Shot accuracy
—
0/1 on target
Conversion
—
goals per shot
Dribbles / 90
0.00
success rate proxy
Key passes / 90
0.49
chance creation
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting impact sample
Playing style
J. Waterman is a no-nonsense centre-back who keeps the game simple and stays locked onto his defensive work. He reads danger early, holds his line with discipline, and is happiest when the job is to win his duels, clear his box, and keep the shape intact. His value is in the basics done cleanly, without fuss.
View style breakdown →World Cup 2026 outlook
For Canada at World Cup 2026, he matters as a steady defensive option in a squad that will need reliability under pressure. In a tournament that punishes hesitation, Waterman offers straightforward centre-back instincts and a dependable presence in the heart of the back line.
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Analysis overview
J. Waterman is a no-nonsense centre-back who keeps the game simple and stays locked onto his defensive work. He reads danger early, holds his line with discipline, and is happiest when the job is to win his duels, clear his box, and keep the shape intact. His value is in the basics done cleanly, without fuss.
Player impact
awaiting on-pitch impact sample
Style profile
How he plays
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.12
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
—
Conversion
—
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Source context
Role read
Defender
Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.
Availability
Managed
Recent injury history is present, so workload context matters.
Coverage
12 apps
Analysis uses season-level profile until match-form rollups populate.
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Ball carrying impact
Drives progress through pace and close control.
Finishing impact
Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.
Creative impact
Creates chances through runs and combinations.
Defensive impact
Presses and recovers possession effectively.
Clutch factor
Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.
Scouting summary
Straight-up centre-back: tidy, committed, and built to defend.
Performance overview
2024/25 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 643 | 6.75 |
 Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 733 | 6.72 |
Recent form
Match-form data is pending for this player. This will populate after the rollup is deployed and backfilled.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
Shots
0.12
per 90
Shots on target
—
Conversion %
—
Dribbles
—
Key passes
0.49
Pass accuracy
88%
Fouls won
0.74
per 90
Def actions
1.96
pressure work
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Mins | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
Minutes played
Total minutes
Major League Soccer643 (88%)Friendlies90 (12%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | G/A per 90 | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.74 |
| 2025/26 |  CF Montreal | Major League Soccer | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 | 6.88 |
| 2024/25 | CF Montreal | Major League Soccer | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.97 |
| 2023/24 | CF Montreal | Major League Soccer | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 7.02 |
| 2022/23 | CF Montreal | Major League Soccer | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0.13 | 6.85 |
Career highlights
Canadian Championship
2021
Career timeline detail
Chicago Fire
2025 – Present
Apps
12
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
733
Competition breakdown
| Major League Soccer | 12 app | 0 g | 6.74 |
Goal timeline
0 goals in selected spell
Career milestones
International career
Canada
WC trophies
0
Avg rating
6.74
Major tournaments
World Cup 2026
United States · Canada · Mexico
Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026
days to go
Canada
Group context
Tournament overview
For Canada at World Cup 2026, he matters as a steady defensive option in a squad that will need reliability under pressure. In a tournament that punishes hesitation, Waterman offers straightforward centre-back instincts and a dependable presence in the heart of the back line.
Appearances
3
Best finish
Group
FIFA rank
27
Titles
0
Canada · group
Current GoalPost form
GPS
67
Avg rating
6.74
Minutes
733
G/A 90
0.00
Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.
Tournament role
Current GoalPost signals
Tournament history coverage
Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.
Canada · fixtures
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24 | Switzerland | BC Place | 7:00 PM |
| Jun 18 | Qatar | BC Place | 10:00 PM |
| Jun 12 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | BMO Field | 7:00 PM |
J. Waterman · projection status
Awaiting forecast/awards feed
Player-level tournament projection will appear when the forecast or awards stack provides a sourced probability.
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