Cristian Anderson Penilla Caicedo (born 2 May 1991) is an

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

ian football midfielder who plays for

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side,

Club Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...

Club career

Penilla joined

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in January 2013 from

Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Seg ...

, one year after he left ESPOLI for Deportivo Quito. In his first season with

he scored six goals out of 32

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games. On December 24, 2014, it was confirmed that Penilla would join

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. On January 23, 2018, Penilla was loaned to the

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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

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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