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