Chris Penso — MLS Ref Stats

Career

Matches: 271
Goals (per match): 768 (2.83)
Fouls (per match): 6376 (23.53)
Yellow cards (per match): 1107 (4.08)
Red cards (per match): 70 (0.26)
Penalties (per match): 104 (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	19	4.16	3	5	23.00
2024	12	5.33	3	6	21.25
2023	18	5.22	4	4	25.22
2022	23	5.48	5	9	22.13
2021	18	3.00	3	10	23.94
2020	2	2.50	0	0	23.50
2019	26	3.46	8	14	21.65
2018	20	4.40	7	8	23.95
2017	25	4.24	5	10	24.32
2016	19	3.79	7	5	23.63
2015	19	4.58	7	8	26.21
2014	10	4.40	4	5	25.70
2013	18	3.28	6	3	24.50
2012	19	2.21	2	3	20.95
2011	13	3.54	5	9	24.00
All seasons	271	4.08	70	104	23.53

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	19	2.21	2	3	11.53	9–5–5	1.684
2024	12	3.00	1	3	10.17	7–2–3	1.917
2023	18	2.89	2	3	13.72	10–6–2	2.000
2022	23	2.52	5	4	11.39	9–5–9	1.391
2021	18	1.39	0	6	11.67	12–2–4	2.111
2020	2	0.50	0	0	8.00	1–1–0	2.000
2019	26	1.58	4	5	10.65	14–6–6	1.846
2018	20	1.95	4	6	12.20	7–6–7	1.350
2017	25	1.60	3	6	11.80	11–7–7	1.600
2016	19	1.47	3	3	11.42	10–7–2	1.947
2015	19	2.21	2	7	12.47	14–0–5	2.211
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	19	0.84	1	0	9.68	8–7–4	1.632
2011	13	1.69	4	9	10.92	7–3–3	1.846
All seasons	271	1.93	38	62	11.58	135–67–69	1.742

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	19	1.95	1	2	11.47	5–5–9	1.053
2024	12	2.33	2	3	11.08	3–2–7	0.917
2023	18	2.33	2	1	11.50	2–6–10	0.667
2022	23	2.96	0	5	10.74	9–5–9	1.391
2021	18	1.61	3	4	12.28	4–2–12	0.778
2020	2	2.00	0	0	15.50	0–1–1	0.500
2019	26	1.88	4	9	11.00	6–6–14	0.923
2018	20	2.45	3	2	11.75	7–6–7	1.350
2017	25	2.64	2	4	12.52	7–7–11	1.120
2016	19	2.32	4	2	12.21	2–7–10	0.684
2015	19	2.37	5	1	13.74	5–0–14	0.789
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	19	1.37	1	3	11.26	4–7–8	1.000
2011	13	1.85	1	0	13.08	3–3–7	0.923
All seasons	271	2.15	32	42	11.94	69–67–135	1.011

Card reasons

Yellow cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Yellow cards
Unsporting behaviour	855
Dissent	120
Delaying the restart	88
Persistent infringement	29
Failing to respect distance	11
Entering the referee review area	2
Entering the field without permission	1
Persistent offences	1
Total	1107

Red cards issued, by reason.
Reason	Red cards
Second caution	29
Serious foul play	18
Violent conduct	15
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (foul)	4
Spitting	2
Abusive language	1
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (handball)	1
Total	70

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	74
16–30	145
31–45 (incl. added time)	214
46–60	167
61–75	232
76–90 (incl. added time)	373
Extra time	0
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	13 matches against Atlanta United FC	21	17	28	38	3	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	27 matches against CF Montréal	43	38	58	46	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	24 matches against Colorado Rapids	30	31	44	39	7	3	5	5
Columbus Crew	27 matches against Columbus Crew	44	33	39	59	2	3	7	2
D.C. United	19 matches against D.C. United	24	31	40	30	2	0	1	2
FC Cincinnati	9 matches against FC Cincinnati	20	14	19	19	1	1	1	1
FC Dallas	20 matches against FC Dallas	32	25	44	47	1	5	2	7
Houston Dynamo FC	26 matches against Houston Dynamo FC	22	41	47	46	5	4	4	6
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	25 matches against New York City FC	34	46	58	48	1	2	5	5
Orlando City SC	22 matches against Orlando City SC	32	33	43	51	5	2	3	2
Philadelphia Union	25 matches against Philadelphia Union	36	33	48	55	4	5	5	4
Portland Timbers	29 matches against Portland Timbers	41	26	64	54	2	3	4	7
Real Salt Lake	20 matches against Real Salt Lake	18	29	43	37	4	3	6	3
Red Bull New York	25 matches against Red Bull New York	48	20	51	50	1	4	4	2
Saint Louis CITY SC	3 matches against Saint Louis CITY SC	6	5	4	5	0	0	1	1
San Diego FC	1 matches against San Diego FC	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0
San Jose Earthquakes	18 matches against San Jose Earthquakes	20	29	43	30	5	3	3	2
Seattle Sounders FC	23 matches against Seattle Sounders FC	47	25	33	53	5	5	9	5
Sporting Kansas City	25 matches against Sporting Kansas City	34	36	43	56	3	7	3	3
Toronto FC	20 matches against Toronto FC	21	34	39	48	3	1	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, VAR.
Official	Positions	Matches
Jose Carlos Rivero	VAR (14) with Jose Carlos Rivero	14 matches with Jose Carlos Rivero
Daniel Radford	VAR (10) with Daniel Radford	10 matches with Daniel Radford
Younes Marrakchi	VAR (10) with Younes Marrakchi	10 matches with Younes Marrakchi
Kevin Stott	VAR (9) with Kevin Stott	9 matches with Kevin Stott
Kevin Terry Jr	VAR (9) with Kevin Terry Jr	9 matches with Kevin Terry Jr
Edvin Jurisevic	VAR (8) with Edvin Jurisevic	8 matches with Edvin Jurisevic
Jorge Gonzalez	VAR (7) with Jorge Gonzalez	7 matches with Jorge Gonzalez
Sorin Stoica	VAR (7) with Sorin Stoica	7 matches with Sorin Stoica
Timothy Ford	VAR (7) with Timothy Ford	7 matches with Timothy Ford
Geoff Gamble	VAR (6) with Geoff Gamble	6 matches with Geoff Gamble
Hilario Grajeda	VAR (6) with Hilario Grajeda	6 matches with Hilario Grajeda
David Barrie	VAR (5) with David Barrie	5 matches with David Barrie
Alan Kelly	VAR (4) with Alan Kelly	4 matches with Alan Kelly
Carol-Anne Chenard	VAR (4) with Carol-Anne Chenard	4 matches with Carol-Anne Chenard
Michael Radchuk	VAR (4) with Michael Radchuk	4 matches with Michael Radchuk
Ricardo Salazar	VAR (4) with Ricardo Salazar	4 matches with Ricardo Salazar
Silviu Petrescu	VAR (4) with Silviu Petrescu	4 matches with Silviu Petrescu
Alex Chilowicz	VAR (3) with Alex Chilowicz	3 matches with Alex Chilowicz
Drew Fischer	VAR (3) with Drew Fischer	3 matches with Drew Fischer
Shawn Tehini	VAR (3) with Shawn Tehini	3 matches with Shawn Tehini
Alejandro Mariscal	VAR (2) with Alejandro Mariscal	2 matches with Alejandro Mariscal
Allen Chapman	VAR (2) with Allen Chapman	2 matches with Allen Chapman
Caleb Mendez	VAR (2) with Caleb Mendez	2 matches with Caleb Mendez
Fotis Bazakos	VAR (2) with Fotis Bazakos	2 matches with Fotis Bazakos
Guido Gonzales Jr	VAR (2) with Guido Gonzales Jr	2 matches with Guido Gonzales Jr

Match log

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Chris Penso’s match log, newest first.
Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	Fouls	YC	RC	PEN
2023-05-06	Reg	CLT	3–2	NYC	23	5	0	1
2023-04-29	Reg	CHI	1–1	NYRB	30	7	0	0
2023-04-22	Reg	LA	2–0	ATX	31	7	0	0
2023-04-15	Reg	CLB	1–1	NE	18	4+1	1	0
2023-04-01	Reg	ORL	0–2	NSH	25	5	0	0
2023-03-25	Reg	POR	0–0	LA	29	8	0	0
2023-03-11	Reg	MIN	1–1	NYRB	23	4	0	0
2023-03-04	Reg	MIA	2–0	PHI	31	4	0	0
2023-02-25	Reg	CIN	2–1	HOU	23	3	0	0
2022-10-09	Reg	ATL	1–2	NYC	23	7	0	0
2022-10-01	Reg	COL	1–0	DAL	19	3	1	0
2022-09-17	Reg	RSL	1–2	CIN	18	2	0	1
2022-09-10	Reg	NSH	1–1	LA	28	9+1	1	3
2022-08-31	Reg	ATX	1–2	POR	18	5	0	0
2022-08-28	Reg	ORL	2–1	NYC	24	4	0	0
2022-08-20	Reg	MTL	4–0	NE	14	2	0	1
2022-08-13	Reg	LAFC	5–0	CLT	22	1	0	0
2022-07-17	Reg	NYRB	0–1	NYC	30	6	0	0
2022-07-12	Reg	ATX	3–1	HOU	14	4	0	0
2022-07-09	Reg	SEA	0–3	POR	22	7+1	1	1
2022-06-12	Reg	SKC	1–2	NE	19	6+1	1	0
2022-05-28	Reg	MIA	2–1	POR	16	6	0	0
2022-05-18	Reg	DC	0–2	NYC	25	4	0	1
2022-05-14	Reg	LA	1–3	DAL	22	5	0	0
2022-05-01	Reg	NSH	1–1	PHI	25	7	0	1

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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