Cristian Espinoza

born April 3, 1995 (age 31)

games
239
starts
228
minutes
19,704
goals
39
assists
72

first recorded game March 2, 2019 · last recorded game Sept. 4, 2026

Career totals and dates are as recorded here.

Career totals by team

team gp gs min g a sh
San Jose Earthquakes 220 213 18355 36 63 456
Nashville SC 19 15 1349 3 9 24

Career totals by competition

competition gp gs min g a sh
MLS 237 226 19494 39 70 475
MLSp 2 2 210 0 2 5

Goals by season

top flight 0 5 10 15 2019, top flight: 2 goals 2 2019 2020, top flight: 3 goals 3 2020 2021, top flight: 3 goals 3 2021 2022, top flight: 7 goals 7 2022 2023, top flight: 13 goals 13 2023 2024, top flight: 4 goals 4 2024 2025, top flight: 4 goals 4 2025 2026, top flight: 3 goals 3 2026

Season by season, clubs

team competition season gp gs min g a sh
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2019 30 30 2533 2 10 95
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2020 23 22 1811 3 7 52
San Jose Earthquakes MLSp 2020 1 1 120 0 2 3
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2021 32 28 2242 3 8 53
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2022 34 33 2856 7 9 73
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2023 34 34 3033 13 7 66
San Jose Earthquakes MLSp 2023 1 1 90 0 0 2
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2024 34 34 2978 4 12 65
San Jose Earthquakes MLS 2025 31 30 2692 4 8 47
Nashville SC MLS 2026 19 15 1349 3 9 24

Most recent games

cmp date team r score vs g a minutes venue
MLS Sept. 4, 2026 Nashville SC   0 - 0 New York City FC 0 — 81 Yankees Stadium
MLS Aug. 29, 2026 Nashville SC   0 - 4 FC Cincinnati 0 1 87 GEODIS Park
MLS Aug. 22, 2026 Nashville SC   2 - 3 Columbus Crew 0 — 88 GEODIS Park
MLS Aug. 19, 2026 Nashville SC   1 - 0 New York Red Bulls 0 1 28 Red Bull Arena
MLS Aug. 15, 2026 Nashville SC   1 - 4 Inter Miami 0 1 71 GEODIS Park
MLS May 23, 2026 Nashville SC   2 - 1 New York City FC 0 1 89 GEODIS Park
MLS May 17, 2026 Nashville SC   2 - 3 Los Angeles FC 0 — 90 GEODIS Park
MLS May 13, 2026 Nashville SC   3 - 0 New England Revolution 0 2 90 Gillette Stadium
MLS May 9, 2026 Nashville SC   2 - 2 D.C. United 0 — 90 GEODIS Park
MLS May 2, 2026 Nashville SC   0 - 0 Philadelphia Union 0 — 28 Talen Energy Stadium
game log: 237 of 239 recorded games →

Most often alongside

Players who appeared in the most games alongside Cristian Espinoza
player together share
Jackson Yueill 170 72%
Paul Marie 135 57%
Tommy Thompson 115 49%
Jeremy Ebobisse 108 46%
Tanner Beason 103 43%
Benji Kikanovic 101 43%
Judson Silva Tavares 98 41%
Cade Cowell 91 38%
JT Marcinkowski 87 37%
Shea Salinas 83 35%
Chris Wondolowski 74 31%
Ousseni Bouda 64 27%

The 12 most frequent, of the 237 games Cristian Espinoza has an appearance on record for. Two players count as teammates in a game when both have an appearance in it for the same club, so this is drawn from lineups rather than from rosters — and it is only as complete as the lineups are. Whole leagues here recorded none.

In the news

headline source date
MVP Power Rankings: Leo Messi on pace for historic three-peat MLSSoccer.com 2026-09-30 detail
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Philadelphia Union's next gear, insane comebacks & more from Matchday 28 MLSSoccer.com 2026-09-27 detail
Allan Saint-Maximin & Charlotte FC face Chicago Fire challenge MLSSoccer.com 2026-09-24 detail
Team of the Matchday: Anders Dreyer & San Diego FC stun Inter Miami MLSSoccer.com 2026-09-21 detail
USMNT youngsters deliver, Nashville clinch playoffs & more from Matchday 27 MLSSoccer.com 2026-09-20 detail
Nashville SC eye bigger dreams after clinching playoff spot MLSSoccer.com 2026-09-20 detail
Nashville SC clinch Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs spot MLSSoccer.com 2026-09-19 detail
Nashville SC chase playoff spot as Mukhtar, Lewandowski square off MLSSoccer.com 2026-09-17 detail
MLS free agency big board: Ranking the top 15 players who could move this offseason Backheeled 2026-09-17 detail
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season salary
2019 $500000.04
2020 $1150000.00
2021 $1150000.00
2022 $1150000.00
2023 $1150000.00
2024 $1820000.00
2025 $1820000.00
2026 $1958333.00