Kevin Partida (born March 10, 1995) is an American professional

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player who plays for

Orange County SC Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier ...

in the

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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. Partida played for the

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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 The 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament is the 56th annual edition of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship tournament. The brackets for the tournament were announced on November 17, 2014, with each of the 48 participating tea ...

. Partida ended with a total of six goals and six assists over four seasons played. He spent the summer of 2016 playing with the Burlingame Dragons, of the

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, where he made six appearances and tallied one assist. In the summer of 2017, Partida made nine appearances and scored two goals for

FC Tucson FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women's team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then joine ...

, also of the PDL.

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Partida was selected in the third round (58th overall) of the

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by the

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...

. He was signed by San Jose's

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affiliate

Reno 1868 FC Reno 1868 FC was an American professional soccer team based in Reno, Nevada. Founded in 2015, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in March 2017 and ceased operations after the 2020 season. History Previously, northern Nevada has ...

on March 13, 2018, where he would join former

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teammate and fellow San Jose draft pick

Danny Musovski Daniel Musovski (born November 30, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Career College Prior to starting college, Musovski was named the Nevada Gatorade Play ...

. On June 9, 2018, Partida joined Reno's

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parent club

on loan for the remainder of the 2018 season. San Jose picked up their option on Partida and made the move permanent at the end of the 2018 season. After the 2019 MLS season, Partida was released by San Jose. He rejoined

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on December 16, 2019. On October 30, 2020, following the

regular season, Partida joined

side

Minnesota United Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Th ...

ahead of their upcoming playoff fixtures. On September 23, 2021, Partida returned to the USL Championship with

Indy Eleven Indy Eleven is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2014, b ...

. Partida signed with

on January 10, 2022. 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.

Personal life

Born in the United States, Partida is of

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descent.

Career Statistics

Honors

Individual * WAC All-Tournament: 2014

References

External links

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UNLV bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Partida, Kevin 1995 births Living people American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Men's association football midfielders Burlingame Dragons FC players FC Tucson players Indy Eleven players Major League Soccer players Minnesota United FC players Orange County SC players Reno 1868 FC players San Jose Earthquakes draft picks San Jose Earthquakes players Soccer players from Nevada Sportspeople from Sparks, Nevada USL Championship players UNLV Rebels men's soccer players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen