| Rob Lovejoy | |
| Fullname: | Robert Lionell Lovejoy III |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder, Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Triangle United |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010–2014 |
| College1: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Carolina Dynamo |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Houston Dynamo |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 42 |
| Totalgoals: | 9 |
| Club-Update: | November 7, 2016 |
Robert Lionell Lovejoy III (born October 23, 1991) is a retired American soccer player.
Lovejoy went to Walter Hines Page High School in Greensboro, North Carolina where he played varsity for 4 years, winning 1 state championships.
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]
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.
Younger brother Matthew is a REIT hedge fund analyst.