Chris Penso

Chris Penso (born April 28, 1982) is an American soccer referee who is active in Major League Soccer and with the Professional Referee Organization.

Career

Penso was raised in Dover, Ohio, and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the city while studying accounting at Kent State University. He began refereeing in 1997, and also worked at the Transportation Security Administration and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He quit the state patrol in 2006 to become a full-time referee, beginning with Major League Soccer in 2009.

Penso is active in Major League Soccer in the United States and previously refereed the Indian Super League in India.

His first international competition was on January 30, 2013. He refereed the match between Mexico and Denmark.

Internationals

Date	Location	Teams	Scoreline	Competition
January 30, 2013	Phoenix	Mexico – Denmark League XI	1 – 1	Friendly	3	0	0
May 28, 2013	Edmonton	Canada – Costa Rica	0 – 1	Friendly	2	0	2
October 31, 2013	San Diego	Mexico – Finland	4 – 2	Friendly	1	0	0
June 3, 2014	Tampa	Costa Rica – Japan	1 – 3	Friendly	3	0	0
September 9, 2014	Commerce City	Bolivia – Mexico	0 – 1	Friendly	2	0	1
November 19, 2014	Panama City	Panama – Canada	0 – 0	Friendly	3	1	0
May 31, 2015	Washington D.C.	Honduras – El Salvador	2 – 0	Friendly	4	0	1
September 8, 2015	Harrison	Colombia – Peru	1 – 1	Friendly	5	0	0
October 14, 2015	Washington D.C.	Canada – Ghana	1 – 1	Friendly	3	0	0