Kevin Partida

Kevin Partida (born March 10, 1995) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota United in MLS.

Kevin Partida
Personal information
Full name Kevin Partida
Date of birth (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995
Place of birth Sparks, Nevada, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 89
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 4, 2020

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]

Personal life

Partida was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent.[13]

Career Statistics
As of matches played 13 March 2018.
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  1. Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup

Honors

Collegiate
  • 2014 WAC All-Tournament

References
  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. https://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2018/06/09/news-earthquakes-acquire-superdraft-selection-kevin-partida-loan
  10. https://www.reno1868fc.com/news_article/show/972636
  11. https://www.reno1868fc.com/news_article/show/1072023
  12. https://www.mnufc.com/post/2020/10/30/mnufc-signs-sam-gleadle-foster-langsdorf-and-kevin-partida
  13. "Mexican clubs cast net over U.S. talent".
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