Referee
Tori Penso
- Nationality
USA
- Matches
- 51In our archive since
- Major League Soccer42
- FIFA Club World Cup4
- World Cup2
- World Cup - Women - Qualification Concacaf2
This season (2026)MLS · World Cup
19Matches
3.79Yellow cards per match19 matches
0.05Red cards per match19 matches
0.11Penalties per match19 matches
Career
51Matches
3.88Yellow cards per match48 matches
0.08Red cards per match48 matches
0.29Penalties per match48 matches
21.63Fouls per match
Strictness rankingMajor League Soccer
Tori Penso shows 3.95 yellow cards per match, 2% below the league average (4.05): number 16 of 28 referees.
- 1Alexis Da Silva19 matches4.89
- 2Chris Penso22 matches4.86
- 3Malik Badawi16 matches4.75
- 4Guido Gonzales Jr15 matches4.67
- 5Victor Rivas26 matches4.62
- 6Ramy Touchan12 matches4.58
- 7Rosendo Mendoza27 matches4.56
- 8Fotis Bazakos21 matches4.48
- 9Ricardo Montero15 matches4.47
- 10Joseph Dickerson20 matches4.45
- 11Jon Freemon26 matches4.38
- 12Drew Fischer24 matches4.38
- 13Armando Villarrea16 matches4.38
- 14Ricardo Fierro13 matches4.23
- 15Elijio Arreguin14 matches4.21
- 16Tori Penso20 matches3.95
- 17Rubiel Vazquez27 matches3.89
- 18Ismail Elfath19 matches3.79
- 19Nabil Bensalah8 matches3.75
- 20Sergii Demianchuk15 matches3.73
- 21Allen Chapman26 matches3.54
- 22Filip Dujic16 matches3.44
- 23Lorenzo Hernandez17 matches3.41
- 24Pierre-Luc Lauziere22 matches3.36
- 25Tim Ford16 matches3.31
- 26Sergiy Boyko17 matches3.24
- 27Marcos De Oliveira16 matches2.94
- 28Jair Antonio Maruffo14 matches2.50
League average 4.05
Cards per matchLast 20 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 51 finished matches
- Home win45%
- Draw31%
- Away win24%
Home / awayYellow cards · 48 matches
- Home teams83 yellow cards · 45%
- Away teams103 yellow cards · 55%
Away teams saw 24% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 42 | 3.95 | 4 | 12 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 4 | 3.25 | 0 | 1 |
| World Cup | 2 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 |
| World Cup - Women - Qualification Concacaf | 2 | – | – | – |
| MLS | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MLS | 17 | 3.82 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| World Cup | 2 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | |
| 2025 | MLS | 16 | 4.25 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2024 | MLS | 9 | 3.67 | 0.11 | 1.11 |
| 2023 | FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Championship | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2022 | World Cup - Women - Qualification Concacaf | 2 | – | – | – |
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