Rob Lovejoy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Lionell Lovejoy III | ||
| Date of birth | October 23, 1991 | ||
| 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, correct as of November 7, 2016 | |||
Robert Lionell Lovejoy III (born October 23, 1991) is a retired American soccer player.
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
Professional
On January 15, 2015, Lovejoy was selected in the second round (36th overall) of the
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.
References
- ^ "2011 Carolina Dynamo stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "2012 Carolina Dynamo stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo select Zach Steinberger, Oumar Ballo and Rob Lovejoy in 2015 MLS SuperDraft". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo Communications. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo sign 2015 MLS SuperDraft selections Oumar Ballo, Rob Lovejoy and Taylor Hunter". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo Communications. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Lovell, Darrell (13 March 2015). "Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 0, Orlando City SC 1". HoustonDynamo.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Midfielder Rob Lovejoy announces retirement from professional soccer | Houston Dynamo".
- ^ "Plexus Capital - Private Capital for the Lower Middle Market". Plexus Capital. Retrieved 3 February 2024.