| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Liga Pro | 14 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | Liga Pro | 20 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | Liga Pro | 8 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Liga Pro | 13 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/2015 | Liga MX | 15 | 751 | 3 | 0 | 0.36 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Liga MX | 13 | 410 | 1 | 0 | 0.22 | 7 |
| 2016 | Liga Pro | 14 | 1035 | 7 | 0 | 0.61 | — |
| 2016/2017 | Liga MX | 18 | 1206 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | — |
| 2017 | Serie A | 10 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 2018 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 33 | 2816 | 12 | 7 | 0.61 | 7.14 |
| 2019 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 31 | 1872 | 6 | 5 | 0.53 | 7.06 |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer (United States) | 18 | 1054 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 6.91 |
| 2021 | Liga Pro | 14 | 1158 | 1 | 5 | 0.47 | — |
| 2022 | Liga Pro | 24 | 541 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | — |
| 2023 | Liga Pro | 18 | 260 | 1 | 1 | 0.69 | 6.78 |
| 2024 | Liga Pro | 15 | 1350 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 7.76 |
| 2025 | Liga Pro | 34 | 2462 | 7 | 4 | 0.4 | 7.03 |
| 2026 | Primera Division (Peru) | 16 | 1071 | 3 | 2 | 0.42 | 7.11 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-23
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Independiente del Valle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aucas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Deportivo Cuenca | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Emelec | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Técnico Universitario | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 LDU Quito | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Macará | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Orense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vinotinto FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Barcelona Guayaquil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 El Nacional | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cruzeiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Guayaquil City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Delfin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Montevideo City Torque | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mushuc Runa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Palestino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Metropolitanos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cristian Penilla closed the 2026 Primera Division (Peru) campaign on 3 goals and 2 assists from 16 outings (1,071 minutes) — 0.42 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 7.11.
2024 stands as his highest-rated season (7.76, Liga Pro), with 2017 the weakest (6.75).
