Rob Lovejoy

Robert Lionell Lovejoy III (born October 23, 1991) is a retired American soccer player.

Rob Lovejoy

Personal information
Full name	Robert Lionell Lovejoy III
Date of birth	(1991-10-23) October 23, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
	Triangle United
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Carolina Dynamo	14	(5)
2015–2016	Houston Dynamo	19	(1)
2016	→ Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan)	9	(3)
Total		42	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 7, 2016

Career

Highschool

Lovejoy went to Walter Hines Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina where he played varsity for 4 years, winning 1 state championships.

College and amateur

Lovejoy spent his entire college career at the University of North Carolina where he made a total of 71 appearances and tallied 20 goals and 16 assists. He was also named to the ACC All-Academic Team in 2011 and 2012.

Lovejoy also played for Carolina Dynamo in the Premier Development League.^[1][2]

Professional

On January 15, 2015, Lovejoy was selected in the second round (36th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo and signed a professional contract with the club a month later.^[3][4] He made his professional debut on March 13 in a 1–0 defeat to Orlando City.^[5]

Lovejoy was released by Houston at the end of the 2016 season and subsequently announced his retirement.^[6]

Lovejoy joined the Plexus Capital team in 2017.^[7] On October 11, 2022, Lovejoy was selected as the Senior Associate (deal daddy) of the Quarter for Q3 of 2022.

Personal

Younger brother Matthew is a REIT hedge fund analyst.