Cristian Anderson Penilla Caicedo (born 2 May 1991) is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for Serie A side,

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Club career

Penilla joined Barcelona in January 2013 from

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, one year after he left

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for Deportivo Quito. In his first season with Barcelona he scored six goals out of 32 league games. On December 24, 2014, it was confirmed that Penilla would join Pachuca. On January 23, 2018, Penilla was loaned to the New England Revolution of

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. Penilla contributed 12 goals and 7 assists and was named Midnight Riders Man of the Year. New England made his move permanent at the end of their 2018 season.

International career

Penilla was called for Friendlies against United States and

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on October 10 and 14th, 2014 respectively. Penilla made his debut for Ecuador against the United States on October 10, 2014.

International goals

''Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.''

Career statistics

Club

National team

References

1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Esmeraldas, Ecuador Association football midfielders Ecuadorian footballers Liga MX players Major League Soccer players C.D. ESPOLI footballers S.D. Quito footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers C.F. Pachuca players Atlético Morelia players New England Revolution players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Brazil {{Ecuador-footy-midfielder-stub