Rob Lovejoy

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|fullname = Robert Lionell Lovejoy III

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|23}}

|birth_place = Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

|height = {{convert|1.83|m|abbr=on}}

|position = Midfielder, Forward

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|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

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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 Carolina Dynamo in the Premier Development League.{{cite web|title=2011 Carolina Dynamo stats|url=http://uslpdl.com/teams/2011/roster/22307.html|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=22 March 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123712/http://uslpdl.com/teams/2011/roster/22307.html|archivedate=2 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=2012 Carolina Dynamo stats|url=http://uslpdl.com/teams/2012/roster/22307.html|website=USLPDL.com|publisher=Premier Development League|accessdate=22 March 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110314/http://uslpdl.com/teams/2012/roster/22307.html|archivedate=2 April 2015}}

=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.{{cite web|title=Houston Dynamo select Zach Steinberger, Oumar Ballo and Rob Lovejoy in 2015 MLS SuperDraft|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/01/houston-dynamo-select-zach-steinberger-oumar-ballo-and-rob-lovejoy-2015-mls-superdraft|website=HoustonDynamo.com|publisher=Houston Dynamo Communications|accessdate=22 March 2015|date=15 January 2015}}{{cite web|title=Houston Dynamo sign 2015 MLS SuperDraft selections Oumar Ballo, Rob Lovejoy and Taylor Hunter|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/02/houston-dynamo-sign-2015-mls-superdraft-selections-oumar-ballo-rob-lovejoy-and-taylor-h|website=HoustonDynamo.com|publisher=Houston Dynamo Communications|accessdate=22 March 2015|date=23 February 2015}} He made his professional debut on March 13 in a 1–0 defeat to Orlando City.{{cite web|last1=Lovell|first1=Darrell|title=Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 0, Orlando City SC 1|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/03/match-recap-houston-dynamo-0-orlando-city-sc-1|website=HoustonDynamo.com|accessdate=22 March 2015|date=13 March 2015}}

Lovejoy was released by Houston at the end of the 2016 season and subsequently announced his retirement.{{cite web| url = http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2016/11/29/midfielder-rob-lovejoy-announces-retirement-professional-soccer| title = Midfielder Rob Lovejoy announces retirement from professional soccer {{!}} Houston Dynamo}}

Lovejoy joined the Plexus Capital team in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://plexuscap.com/|title=Plexus Capital - Private Capital for the Lower Middle Market|website=Plexus Capital|accessdate=3 February 2024}} On October 11, 2022, Lovejoy was selected as the Senior Associate (deal daddy) of the Quarter for Q3 of 2022.