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Kevin Partida
Personal information
Full name Kevin Partida
Date of birth (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sparks, Nevada, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orange County SC
Number 19
Youth career
Sagebrush SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 UNLV Rebels 80 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Burlingame Dragons 6 (0)
2017 FC Tucson 9 (2)
2018 Reno 1868 10 (1)
2018 → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) 5 (0)
2019 San Jose Earthquakes 1 (0)
2019 → Reno 1868 (loan) 12 (0)
2020 Reno 1868 16 (2)
2020 Minnesota United 0 (0)
2021 Indy Eleven 6 (0)
2022– Orange County SC 56 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2023

Kevin Partida (born March 10, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship.

Career[edit]

College and amateur[edit]

Partida earned All-Region honors during his senior year at Sparks High School, a season which also saw the team win second place in the state.[1]

Partida played for the UNLV Rebels from 2013 to 2017, redshirting during the 2016 season due to a knee injury. During his time in Las Vegas, he earned three WAC all-tournament awards. He was also a part of the team that went to the 2014 WAC championships and the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Partida ended with a total of six goals and six assists over four seasons played.[2]

He spent the summer of 2016 playing with the Burlingame Dragons, of the Premier Development League, where he made six appearances and tallied one assist.[3][4] In the summer of 2017, Partida made nine appearances and scored two goals for FC Tucson, also of the PDL.[5][6]

Professional[edit]

On January 21, 2018, Partida was selected in the third round (58th overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.[7] He was signed by San Jose's USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC on March 13, 2018, where he would join former UNLV teammate and fellow San Jose draft pick Danny Musovski.[8]

On June 9, 2018, Partida joined Reno's MLS parent club San Jose Earthquakes on loan for the remainder of the 2018 season.[9] San Jose picked up their option on Partida and made the move permanent at the end of the 2018 season.[10]

After the 2019 MLS season, Partida was released by San Jose. He rejoined Reno 1868 on December 16, 2019.[11]

On October 30, 2020 following the USL Championship regular season, Partida joined MLS side Minnesota United ahead of their upcoming playoff fixtures.[12]

On September 23, 2021, Partida returned to the USL Championship with Indy Eleven.[13]

Partida signed with Orange County SC on January 10, 2022.[14] On May 12, 2023, Partida was found guilty of using a homophobic slur towards a San Diego Loyal player during a fixture between Orange County and San Diego on May 6, 2023. He was suspended for a total of six matches.[15]

Personal life[edit]

Born in the United States, Partida is of Mexican descent.[16]

Career Statistics[edit]

As of matches played March 13, 2018
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reno 2018 USL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup

Honors[edit]

Individual

  • WAC All-Tournament: 2014

References[edit]

  1. ^ "KEVIN PARTIDA". UNLV Rebels. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Partida Joins Musovski In San Jose After 3rd Round Selection". UNLV Rebels. 21 Jan 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ Robert Jonas (22 Jan 2018). "San Jose Earthquakes select Kevin Partida with final pick in 2018 MLS SuperDraft". Centerline Soccer. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Kevin Partida". USLPDL. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "FEATURE: Get to know the Quakes 2018 MLS SuperDraft picks". San Jose Earthquakes. 21 Jan 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Kevin Partida". USLPDL. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Select UNLV Midfielder Kevin Partida in Third Round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft". San Jose Earthquakes. 21 Jan 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  8. ^ "RENO 1868 FC SIGNS SPARKS NATIVE KEVIN PARTIDA". Reno 1868 FC. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire SuperDraft Selection Kevin Partida on Loan | San Jose Earthquakes".
  10. ^ "Reno 1868 FC Announces Roster Moves Ahead of 2019 Season". 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  11. ^ "1868 FC signs Sparks product Kevin Partida". 16 December 2019.
  12. ^ "MNUFC Signs Sam Gleadle, Foster Langsdorf and Kevin Partida. | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC.
  13. ^ "Indy Eleven Signs Midfielder Kevin Partida". 23 September 2021.
  14. ^ "ORANGE COUNTY SC ADDS MIDFIELDER KEVIN PARTIDA FOR 2022 SEASON". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  15. ^ USLChampionship com Staff (May 12, 2023). "USL Championship Suspends Kevin Partida for Use of Foul and Abusive Language". USL Championship.
  16. ^ "Mexican clubs cast net over U.S. talent". 24 August 2011.

External links[edit]

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