Cristian Espinoza

Nashville SC Right Winger Also RM, LW

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Height: 173 cm
Shirt: 7
Age: 31
Preferred foot: Right
Country: Argentina
Market value: €2.2m
Contract end: 31 December 2028

Major League Soccer

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Leagues Cup

Major League Soccer · 2026

27Apps

23Starts

1998Minutes

4Goals

12Assists

3.49xG

7.26xA

7.5Rating

2026 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
MLS	Nashville SC	27	4	12	7.5
Leagues Cup	Nashville SC	1	2	0	8.8
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Nashville SC	7	1	2	7.0

Recent matchesFull log →

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
24 Oct	@ CF Montréal	W 2–0	79	·	·	6.7
18 Oct	@ San Jose Earthquakes	D 1–1	79	·	·	6.6
15 Oct	vs Sporting Kansas City	W 4–0	68	·	1	8.3
11 Oct	@ Austin FC	W 4–1	89	·	·	8.1
27 Sep	vs Toronto FC	W 2–0	78	·	1	8.5
20 Sep	vs Chicago Fire FC	W 3–0	89	1	1	★ 8.7

Player profile AM

Per-90 percentiles against wingers and attacking midfielders in Major League Soccer. 50 = average.

Market value€2.2m

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	4	0.18	38
xG	3.49	0.16	27
xGOT	4.13	0.19	34
xG excl. penalty	3.49	0.16	29
Shots	36	1.62	23
Shots on target	14	0.63	27
Headed shots	1	0.05	39

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	12	0.54	96
xA	7.26	0.33	90
Accurate passes	583	26.3	53
Pass accuracy	79.1%	—	29
Accurate long balls	33	1.49	74
Long ball accuracy	64.7%	—	68
Line-breaking passes	48	2.16	31
Chances created	68	3.06	96
Big chances created	20	0.90	96
Successful crosses	52	2.34	97
Cross accuracy	31.0%	—	84

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	26	1.17	55
Dribbles success rate	55.3%	—	83
Duels won	67	3.02	16
Duels won %	42.7%	—	40
Aerials won	4	0.18	25
Aerials won %	36.4%	—	44
Touches	1149	51.8	55
Touches in opposition box	103	4.64	53
Dispossessed	16	0.72	79
Fouls won	18	0.81	19

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	37	1.67	22
Tackles	19	0.86	29
Interceptions	11	0.50	54
Blocked scoring attempt	1	0.05	55
Fouls committed	30	1.35	33
Recoveries	73	3.29	38
Possession won final 3rd	17	0.77	61
Dribbled past	19	0.86	29
Clearances	6	0.27	20
Clean sheets	2	0.09	70
Goals conceded while on pitch	19	0.86	90
xG against while on pitch	25.30	1.14	86

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	1	0.05	78
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Major League Soccer.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
24 Oct	@ CF Montréal	W 2–0	79	·	·	6.7
18 Oct	@ San Jose Earthquakes	D 1–1	79	·	·	6.6
15 Oct	vs Sporting Kansas City	W 4–0	68	·	1	8.3
11 Oct	@ Austin FC	W 4–1	89	·	·	8.1
27 Sep	vs Toronto FC	W 2–0	78	·	1	8.5
20 Sep	vs Chicago Fire FC	W 3–0	89	1	1	★ 8.7
12 Sep	@ Inter Miami CF	D 2–2	81	·	·	6.8
09 Sep	@ Toronto FC	L 1–2	87	·	·	6.6
04 Sep	@ New York City FC	D 0–0	81	·	·	7.1
30 Aug	vs FC Cincinnati	W 4–0	87	·	1	7.8
23 Aug	vs Columbus Crew	W 3–2	88	·	·	7.7
19 Aug	@ Red Bull New York	W 1–0	28	·	1	6.9
16 Aug	vs Inter Miami CF	W 4–1	72	·	1	7.8
13 Aug	@ Monterrey	L 1–2	Bench	·	·	—
10 Aug	vs Atlético de San Luis	W 4–1	45	2	·	★ 8.8
24 May	vs New York City FC	W 2–1	89	·	1	7.9
18 May	vs Los Angeles FC	W 3–2	89	·	·	7.2
13 May	@ New England Revolution	W 3–0	90	·	2	8.8
10 May	vs DC United	D 2–2	90	·	·	7.5
06 May	@ Tigres	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.3
02 May	@ Philadelphia Union	D 0–0	28	·	·	6.9
29 Apr	vs Tigres	L 0–1	90	·	·	5.9
26 Apr	vs Charlotte FC	W 4–2	86	·	1	7.7
18 Apr	@ Atlanta United	W 2–0	90	1	·	8.7
15 Apr	@ CF América	W 1–0	90	·	1	7.4
11 Apr	@ Charlotte FC	W 2–1	14	·	·	6.3
08 Apr	vs CF América	D 0–0	83	·	·	6.9
05 Apr	@ Chicago Fire FC	L 0–1	78	·	·	5.7
21 Mar	vs Orlando City	W 5–0	68	1	1	8.7
18 Mar	@ Inter Miami CF	D 1–1	90	1	·	7.7
14 Mar	@ Columbus Crew	W 1–0	23	·	1	7.5
11 Mar	vs Inter Miami CF	D 0–0	90	·	·	7.2
08 Mar	vs Minnesota United	W 3–1	78	1	·	8.3
01 Mar	@ FC Dallas	D 0–0	87	·	·	7.0
25 Feb	vs Atlético Ottawa	W 5–0	Bench	·	·	—
22 Feb	vs New England Revolution	W 4–1	82	·	·	7.0
18 Feb	@ Atlético Ottawa	W 2–0	27	·	1	7.8

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026	Nashville SC	35	7	14	7.4
	MLS	27	4	12	7.5
	Leagues Cup	1	2	0	8.8
	CONCACAF Champions Cup	7	1	2	7.0
▸ 2025	San Jose Earthquakes	33	4	8	7.6
	MLS	31	4	8	7.6
	Open Cup	2	0	0	7.5
▸ 2024	San Jose Earthquakes	39	5	14	7.4
	MLS	34	4	12	7.4
	Open Cup	1	1	0	8.1
	Leagues Cup	4	0	2	7.1
▸ 2023	San Jose Earthquakes	38	13	8	7.6
	MLS	35	13	8	7.6
	Open Cup	1	0	0	6.7
	Leagues Cup	2	0	0	7.0
▸ 2022	San Jose Earthquakes	36	7	9	7.3
	MLS	34	7	9	7.4
	Open Cup	2	0	0	6.8
▸ 2021	San Jose Earthquakes	32	3	8	7.0
	MLS	32	3	8	7.0
▸ 2020	San Jose Earthquakes	26	4	9	7.1
	MLS	26	4	9	7.1
▸ 2019	San Jose Earthquakes	32	3	12	7.2
	MLS	30	2	10	7.1
	Open Cup	2	1	2	8.1
▸ 2018–2019	Boca Juniors	4	2	1	—
	Liga Profesional	4	2	1	—
▸ 2018	Boca Juniors	3	0	0	—
	Copa Libertadores	2	0	0	—
	Copa Argentina	1	0	0	—
▸ 2017–2018	Boca Juniors	11	0	1	—
	Liga Profesional	11	0	1	—
▸ 2017	Boca Juniors	1	0	0	—
	Copa Argentina	1	0	0	—
▸ 2016–2017	Real Valladolid	10	0	0	—
	LaLiga2	10	0	0	—
▸ 2016–2017	Deportivo Alavés	8	0	1	5.9
	LaLiga	6	0	0	5.9
	Copa del Rey	2	0	1	—
▸ 2016	Huracán	20	3	6	—
	Liga Profesional	14	2	3	—
	Copa Libertadores	6	1	3	—
▸ 2015	Huracán	27	6	5	—
	Liga Profesional	17	2	2	—
	Copa Sudamericana	9	4	3	—
	Copa Libertadores	1	0	0	—
▸ 2014	Huracán	23	2	0	—
	Primera B Nacional	21	2	0	—
	Copa Argentina	1	0	0	—
	Supercopa Argentina	1	0	0	—
▸ 2013–2014	Huracán	32	2	0	—
	Primera B Nacional	28	2	0	—
	Copa Argentina	4	0	0	—
▸ 2012–2013	Huracán	10	1	0	—
	Primera B Nacional	10	1	0	—

Boca Juniors

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Liga Profesional ×1	2017/2018	—

Argentina U20

Competition	Won	Runner-up
CONMEBOL U20 Championship ×1	2015 Uruguay	—

Latest news5 articles

Nashville one point from Supporters' Shield as Callaghan warns squad against daydreaming

By HY3

October 22 2026, 06:43 PM

Nashville SC can secure the MLS Supporters' Shield with a win or draw at bottom-of-the-East CF Montreal on Saturday. Head coach BJ Callaghan has urged his players to stay focused and avoid looking ahead, while Cristian Espinoza says the team travels to Montreal to take three points.

Messi brace sinks Atlanta as Griezmann shines in MLS Matchday 31

By Claude Haiku 5.5

October 20 2026, 01:45 AM

Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 3-1, while Antoine Griezmann scored twice in Orlando City's 4-1 win over DC United. St. Louis City's unbeaten record ended with a 3-2 loss to Minnesota United, and San Jose's draw with Nashville kept the Supporters' Shield open.

Brunell Says Seattle Sounders Have Timed MLS Revival to Perfection Ahead of New England Test

By DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

October 09 2026, 04:48 PM

Seattle Sounders midfielder Snyder Brunell believes his side have peaked at exactly the right moment as they chase a ninth straight unbeaten game against Eastern Conference high-flyers New England Revolution. Brian Schmetzer's men have clawed their way back from a 13-game winless run into the final automatic Western Conference playoff spot ahead of Sunday's trip to Foxborough.

Smith hails 50th win but keeps focus on Charlotte's playoff push ahead of Chicago clash

By HY3

September 25 2026, 01:31 AM

Dean Smith celebrated his 50th victory in charge of Charlotte FC but insists his only concern is the club's ambitions as the Crown prepare to host a depleted Chicago Fire this weekend.

Nashville become first team to clinch MLS playoff berth as Callaghan hails 'completely aligned' squad

By HY3

September 24 2026, 06:30 PM

Nashville SC became the first MLS team to secure a playoff berth after a 3-0 win over Chicago Fire, with head coach BJ Callaghan crediting the club's unified approach. Eastern Conference leaders prepare to host Toronto FC, who remain in the playoff hunt under Robin Fraser.