Kevin Partida

Kevin Partida
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Partida
Date of birth	March 10, 1995 (age 30)
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
2013–2017	UNLV Rebels
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	Burlingame Dragons
2017	FC Tucson
2018	Reno 1868
2018	→ San Jose Earthquakes (loan)
2019	San Jose Earthquakes
2019	→ Reno 1868 (loan)
2020	Reno 1868
2020	Minnesota United
2021	Indy Eleven
2022–	Orange County SC
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 14, 2024

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

Career

College and amateur

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

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]