Robert Lionell Lovejoy III (born October 23, 1991) is a retired American soccer player.
| 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 | |||
Career edit
Highschool edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Younger brother Matthew is a REIT hedge fund analyst.
References edit
- ^ "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.