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, On field.
Official	Positions	Matches
Jeremy Hanson	AR1 (29) with Jeremy Hanson, AR2 (21) with Jeremy Hanson, 4th (1) with Jeremy Hanson	51 matches with Jeremy Hanson
Cameron Blanchard	AR1 (22) with Cameron Blanchard, AR2 (4) with Cameron Blanchard	26 matches with Cameron Blanchard
Mike Rottersman	AR1 (5) with Mike Rottersman, AR2 (19) with Mike Rottersman	24 matches with Mike Rottersman
Nick Uranga	AR1 (12) with Nick Uranga, AR2 (7) with Nick Uranga	19 matches with Nick Uranga
C.J. Morgante	AR1 (16) with C.J. Morgante, AR2 (2) with C.J. Morgante	18 matches with C.J. Morgante
Jeff Muschik	AR1 (12) with Jeff Muschik, AR2 (4) with Jeff Muschik	16 matches with Jeff Muschik
Ian Anderson	AR1 (12) with Ian Anderson, AR2 (3) with Ian Anderson	15 matches with Ian Anderson
Marcos DeOliveira	4th (14) with Marcos DeOliveira	14 matches with Marcos DeOliveira
Jeff Hosking	AR1 (4) with Jeff Hosking, AR2 (8) with Jeff Hosking	12 matches with Jeff Hosking
Kathryn Nesbitt	AR1 (8) with Kathryn Nesbitt, AR2 (4) with Kathryn Nesbitt	12 matches with Kathryn Nesbitt
Alejandro Mariscal	4th (11) with Alejandro Mariscal	11 matches with Alejandro Mariscal
Corey Parker	AR1 (9) with Corey Parker, AR2 (2) with Corey Parker	11 matches with Corey Parker
Frank Anderson	AR1 (8) with Frank Anderson, AR2 (3) with Frank Anderson	11 matches with Frank Anderson
Kevin Klinger	AR1 (2) with Kevin Klinger, AR2 (8) with Kevin Klinger, 4th (1) with Kevin Klinger	11 matches with Kevin Klinger
Brian Dunn	AR1 (5) with Brian Dunn, AR2 (5) with Brian Dunn	10 matches with Brian Dunn
Brian Poeschel	AR1 (6) with Brian Poeschel, AR2 (4) with Brian Poeschel	10 matches with Brian Poeschel
Chris Elliott	AR1 (5) with Chris Elliott, AR2 (5) with Chris Elliott	10 matches with Chris Elliott
Chris Strickland	AR1 (8) with Chris Strickland, AR2 (2) with Chris Strickland	10 matches with Chris Strickland
Corey Rockwell	AR1 (6) with Corey Rockwell, AR2 (4) with Corey Rockwell	10 matches with Corey Rockwell
Eric Boria	AR1 (5) with Eric Boria, AR2 (5) with Eric Boria	10 matches with Eric Boria
Andrew Bigelow	AR1 (1) with Andrew Bigelow, AR2 (7) with Andrew Bigelow, 4th (1) with Andrew Bigelow	9 matches with Andrew Bigelow
Cory Richardson	AR1 (5) with Cory Richardson, AR2 (4) with Cory Richardson	9 matches with Cory Richardson
Daniel Radford	4th (9) with Daniel Radford	9 matches with Daniel Radford
Fotis Bazakos	4th (9) with Fotis Bazakos	9 matches with Fotis Bazakos
Gianni Facchini	AR1 (1) with Gianni Facchini, AR2 (8) with Gianni Facchini	9 matches with Gianni Facchini

Match log

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Chris Penso’s match log, newest first.
Date	Round	Home	Score	Away	Fouls	YC	RC	PEN
2023-08-26	Reg	CIN	3–0	NYC	19	4	0	0
2023-06-03	Reg	CIN	1–0	CHI	20	5	0	0
2023-05-20	Reg	STL	4–0	SKC	27	3	0	1
2023-05-13	Reg	MTL	2–0	TOR	27	5+1	1	0
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

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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