Chris Penso — MLS Ref Stats

Career

Matches: 282
Goals (per match): 801 (2.84)
Fouls (per match): 6629 (23.51)
Yellow cards (per match): 1148 (4.07)
Red cards (per match): 75 (0.27)
Penalties (per match): 106 (0.38)

By season

Chris Penso’s record by season, newest first.
Season	Matches	YC/M	RC	PEN	F/M

2026	10	5.10	1	5	23.80
2025	21	4.14	4	5	22.81
2024	12	5.33	3	6	21.25
2023	20	5.05	4	4	24.65
2022	23	5.48	5	9	22.13
2021	19	2.95	4	10	24.00
2020	2	2.50	0	0	23.50
2019	27	3.52	8	14	21.96
2018	20	4.40	7	8	23.95
2017	27	4.30	8	11	24.33
2016	20	3.75	7	6	23.65
2015	20	4.60	7	8	25.95
2014	10	4.40	4	5	25.70
2013	18	3.28	6	3	24.50
2012	20	2.15	2	3	21.05
2011	13	3.54	5	9	24.00
All seasons	282	4.07	75	106	23.51

Chris Penso’s record by season — the home sides’ share of each figure, and how home sides fared.
Season	Matches	YC/M	RC	PEN	F/M	Record	PPG

2026	10	2.60	1	4	11.50	4–3–3	1.500
2025	21	2.19	2	3	11.38	11–5–5	1.810
2024	12	3.00	1	3	10.17	7–2–3	1.917
2023	20	2.75	2	3	13.40	11–7–2	2.000
2022	23	2.52	5	4	11.39	9–5–9	1.391
2021	19	1.32	0	6	11.84	13–2–4	2.158
2020	2	0.50	0	0	8.00	1–1–0	2.000
2019	27	1.63	4	5	10.93	15–6–6	1.889
2018	20	1.95	4	6	12.20	7–6–7	1.350
2017	27	1.67	5	6	11.74	11–7–9	1.481
2016	20	1.40	3	4	11.35	11–7–2	2.000
2015	20	2.25	2	7	12.25	15–0–5	2.250
2014	10	2.30	3	3	14.20	5–3–2	1.800
2013	18	1.78	3	0	11.67	7–4–7	1.389
2012	20	0.80	1	0	9.70	8–7–5	1.550
2011	13	1.69	4	9	10.92	7–3–3	1.846
All seasons	282	1.92	40	63	11.57	142–68–72	1.752

Chris Penso’s record by season — the away sides’ share of each figure, and how away sides fared.
Season	Matches	YC/M	RC	PEN	F/M	Record	PPG

2026	10	2.50	0	1	12.30	3–3–4	1.200
2025	21	1.95	2	2	11.43	5–5–11	0.952
2024	12	2.33	2	3	11.08	3–2–7	0.917
2023	20	2.30	2	1	11.25	2–7–11	0.650
2022	23	2.96	0	5	10.74	9–5–9	1.391
2021	19	1.63	4	4	12.16	4–2–13	0.737
2020	2	2.00	0	0	15.50	0–1–1	0.500
2019	27	1.89	4	9	11.04	6–6–15	0.889
2018	20	2.45	3	2	11.75	7–6–7	1.350
2017	27	2.63	3	5	12.59	9–7–11	1.259
2016	20	2.35	4	2	12.30	2–7–11	0.650
2015	20	2.35	5	1	13.70	5–0–15	0.750
2014	10	2.10	1	2	11.50	2–3–5	0.900
2013	18	1.50	3	3	12.83	7–4–7	1.389
2012	20	1.35	1	3	11.35	5–7–8	1.100
2011	13	1.85	1	0	13.08	3–3–7	0.923
All seasons	282	2.15	35	43	11.94	72–68–142	1.007

Card reasons

Yellow cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Yellow cards
Unsporting behaviour	888
Dissent	127
Delaying the restart	89
Persistent infringement	29
Failing to respect distance	11
Entering the referee review area	2
Entering the field without permission	1
Persistent offences	1
Total	1148

Red cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Red cards
Second caution	31
Serious foul play	18
Violent conduct	17
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (foul)	5
Spitting	2
Abusive language	1
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (handball)	1
Total	75

Yellow card reasons are unofficial, and some of them may be incorrect. “???” means we are missing a reason for a card.

Cards by minute

Cards issued, by minute band.
Minute	Cards	Share
1–15	76
16–30	149
31–45 (incl. added time)	227
46–60	173
61–75	240
76–90 (incl. added time)	385
Extra time	3
Shootout	1

By club

Chris Penso’s record by club.
Club	Matches	GF	GA	YC	Opp YC	RC	Opp RC	PEN	Opp PEN

Atlanta United FC	15 matches against Atlanta United FC	25	21	32	39	4	3	2	6
Austin FC	11 matches against Austin FC	17	16	31	35	0	0	2	2
CD Chivas USA	8 matches against CD Chivas USA	7	11	19	7	2	1	0	3
CF Montréal	28 matches against CF Montréal	45	39	61	48	1	3	5	6
Charlotte FC	4 matches against Charlotte FC	6	11	8	4	0	0	0	1
Chicago Fire FC	17 matches against Chicago Fire FC	25	30	43	24	3	2	2	4
Colorado Rapids	25 matches against Colorado Rapids	31	33	47	39	7	3	5	6
Columbus Crew	30 matches against Columbus Crew	48	41	44	66	2	3	7	2
D.C. United	19 matches against D.C. United	24	31	40	30	2	0	1	2
FC Cincinnati	10 matches against FC Cincinnati	22	15	21	21	1	1	1	1
FC Dallas	20 matches against FC Dallas	32	25	44	47	1	5	2	7
Houston Dynamo FC	28 matches against Houston Dynamo FC	23	44	50	51	6	4	4	7
Inter Miami CF	6 matches against Inter Miami CF	8	15	18	13	1	0	1	0
LA Galaxy	25 matches against LA Galaxy	37	38	61	52	2	1	5	5
Los Angeles FC	14 matches against Los Angeles FC	30	21	21	40	1	2	4	2
Minnesota United FC	11 matches against Minnesota United FC	12	17	20	29	0	1	3	2
Nashville SC	8 matches against Nashville SC	7	6	20	20	1	0	2	3
New England Revolution	22 matches against New England Revolution	28	35	43	41	2	4	3	6
New York City FC	26 matches against New York City FC	36	46	58	50	1	3	5	5
Orlando City SC	22 matches against Orlando City SC	32	33	43	51	5	2	3	2
Philadelphia Union	26 matches against Philadelphia Union	40	36	51	57	4	5	5	4
Portland Timbers	30 matches against Portland Timbers	42	28	66	56	3	3	4	7
Real Salt Lake	22 matches against Real Salt Lake	19	31	46	39	4	3	6	3
Red Bull New York	27 matches against Red Bull New York	52	24	56	56	2	5	4	2
Saint Louis CITY SC	3 matches against Saint Louis CITY SC	6	5	4	5	0	0	1	1
San Diego FC	2 matches against San Diego FC	2	2	5	6	0	1	0	0
San Jose Earthquakes	18 matches against San Jose Earthquakes	20	29	43	30	5	3	3	2
Seattle Sounders FC	26 matches against Seattle Sounders FC	52	26	36	58	5	6	11	5
Sporting Kansas City	25 matches against Sporting Kansas City	34	36	43	56	3	7	3	3
Toronto FC	21 matches against Toronto FC	21	35	42	51	4	2	6	4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	15 matches against Vancouver Whitecaps FC	18	21	32	27	3	2	6	3

Most frequent crewmates

Crewmate position: All On field AR AR1 AR2 4th official VOR VAR AVAR

Chris Penso’s most frequent crewmates.
Official	Positions	Matches
Jeremy Hanson	AR1 (29) with Jeremy Hanson, AR2 (21) with Jeremy Hanson, 4th (1) with Jeremy Hanson, AVAR (1) with Jeremy Hanson	52 matches with Jeremy Hanson
Cameron Blanchard	AR1 (22) with Cameron Blanchard, AR2 (4) with Cameron Blanchard, AVAR (3) with Cameron Blanchard	29 matches with Cameron Blanchard
Mike Rottersman	AR1 (5) with Mike Rottersman, AR2 (19) with Mike Rottersman	24 matches with Mike Rottersman
Jeff Muschik	AR1 (12) with Jeff Muschik, AR2 (4) with Jeff Muschik, AVAR (5) with Jeff Muschik	21 matches with Jeff Muschik
Nick Uranga	AR1 (12) with Nick Uranga, AR2 (7) with Nick Uranga, AVAR (2) with Nick Uranga	21 matches with Nick Uranga
Daniel Radford	4th (9) with Daniel Radford, VAR (10) with Daniel Radford	19 matches with Daniel Radford
Jose Carlos Rivero	4th (5) with Jose Carlos Rivero, VAR (14) with Jose Carlos Rivero	19 matches with Jose Carlos Rivero
Mike Kampmeinert	AR1 (4) with Mike Kampmeinert, AR2 (3) with Mike Kampmeinert, AVAR (12) with Mike Kampmeinert	19 matches with Mike Kampmeinert
C.J. Morgante	AR1 (16) with C.J. Morgante, AR2 (2) with C.J. Morgante	18 matches with C.J. Morgante
Craig Lowry	AR1 (5) with Craig Lowry, AR2 (2) with Craig Lowry, AVAR (11) with Craig Lowry	18 matches with Craig Lowry
Ian Anderson	AR1 (12) with Ian Anderson, AR2 (3) with Ian Anderson, AVAR (1) with Ian Anderson	16 matches with Ian Anderson
Kevin Stott	4th (4) with Kevin Stott, VAR (11) with Kevin Stott	15 matches with Kevin Stott
TJ Zablocki	AR2 (1) with TJ Zablocki, AVAR (14) with TJ Zablocki	15 matches with TJ Zablocki
Younes Marrakchi	4th (5) with Younes Marrakchi, VAR (10) with Younes Marrakchi	15 matches with Younes Marrakchi
Jonathan Johnson	AR2 (2) with Jonathan Johnson, AVAR (12) with Jonathan Johnson	14 matches with Jonathan Johnson
Kathryn Nesbitt	AR1 (8) with Kathryn Nesbitt, AR2 (4) with Kathryn Nesbitt, AVAR (2) with Kathryn Nesbitt	14 matches with Kathryn Nesbitt
Marcos DeOliveira	4th (14) with Marcos DeOliveira	14 matches with Marcos DeOliveira
Alejandro Mariscal	4th (11) with Alejandro Mariscal, VAR (2) with Alejandro Mariscal	13 matches with Alejandro Mariscal
Eric Weisbrod	AR1 (1) with Eric Weisbrod, AR2 (5) with Eric Weisbrod, AVAR (7) with Eric Weisbrod	13 matches with Eric Weisbrod
Kevin Terry Jr	4th (4) with Kevin Terry Jr, VAR (9) with Kevin Terry Jr	13 matches with Kevin Terry Jr
Jeff Hosking	AR1 (4) with Jeff Hosking, AR2 (8) with Jeff Hosking	12 matches with Jeff Hosking
Sorin Stoica	4th (5) with Sorin Stoica, VAR (7) with Sorin Stoica	12 matches with Sorin Stoica
Alex Chilowicz	4th (8) with Alex Chilowicz, VAR (3) with Alex Chilowicz	11 matches with Alex Chilowicz
Brian Dunn	AR1 (5) with Brian Dunn, AR2 (5) with Brian Dunn, AVAR (1) with Brian Dunn	11 matches with Brian Dunn
Corey Parker	AR1 (9) with Corey Parker, AR2 (2) with Corey Parker	11 matches with Corey Parker

Match log

On the match index →

Chris Penso’s match log, newest first.
Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	YC	RC	PEN
2026-08-01	Reg	STL	1–1	RSL	6	0	0
2026-07-22	Reg	COL	1–0	SD	7	0	0
2026-05-24	Reg	CLB	2–0	ATL	6	0	0
2026-05-16	Reg	SJ	2–3	DAL	6	0	1
2026-05-10	Reg	MIN	2–2	ATX	7	0	2
2026-04-25	Reg	DC	3–2	ORL	8	0	0
2026-04-18	Reg	SEA	4–1	STL	0	0	1
2026-03-21	Reg	VAN	0–1	SJ	4	0	0
2026-03-14	Reg	TOR	1–1	RBNY	3	0	0
2026-03-01	Reg	PHI	1–2	NYC	4+1	1	1
2025-11-08	KO	CIN	2–1	CLB	4	0	0
2025-10-26	KO	SD	2–1	POR	4+1	1	0
2025-10-18	Reg	NYC	1–2	SEA	4	0	0
2025-10-04	Reg	RSL	1–0	COL	1	0	0
2025-09-27	Reg	POR	2–2	DAL	6	0	1
2025-09-13	Reg	DC	1–1	ORL	5	1	0
2025-08-24	Reg	SEA	5–2	SKC	1	0	1
2025-08-16	Reg	TOR	1–1	CLB	1	0	0
2025-07-25	Reg	NE	1–3	MTL	7	0	0
2025-07-16	Reg	CLT	2–1	DC	1	0	0
2025-07-12	Reg	RSL	1–0	HOU	5	0	0
2025-05-28	Reg	POR	2–1	COL	3	1	1
2025-05-17	Reg	ATL	0–1	PHI	5	0	1
2025-05-10	Reg	NYC	0–1	MTL	4	0	0
2025-05-04	Reg	SKC	1–0	LA	3	0	0

Includes at least one match with a substitution involving the named official. Appearances are credited by starting position; cards are credited to the official who issued them, so the two can differ.

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