Joel Waterman is a Canadian defender born in British Columbia in 1996. He played college soccer at Trinity Western and developed through lower-league clubs including Kitsap Pumas, TSS FC Rovers and Calgary Foothills. In 2019 he joined Cavalry FC for the Canadian Premier League's first season, then became the first CPL player transferred to Major League Soccer when Montreal signed him in 2020. Waterman later moved to Chicago Fire. He made his Canada debut in 2022 and was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2024 Copa America squads.