Aleona Denise Santiago

This name uses Philippine naming customs for married women. The birth maternal family name is Antonio, the birth paternal family name is Santiago, and the marital name is Manabat.
Aleona Denise Santiago
Personal information
Full name Aleona Denise Santiago-Manabat
Nickname Dindin
Nationality Philippines
Born Aleona Denise Antonio Santiago
(1993-09-26) September 26, 1993
Tanza, Cavite
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Spike 284 cm (112 in)
Block 270 cm (110 in)
College(s) National University
University of Santo Tomas
Volleyball information
Position Middle Hitter
Current club Foton Tornadoes
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2010University of Santo Tomas
2012–2013National University
2014–2015Petron Blaze Spikers
2014–2015Philippine Army
2016Foton Tornadoes
National team
2013Philippines

Aleona Denise "Dindin" Antonio Santiago–Manabat (born September 26, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player.[1] She played in the UAAP during her collegiate years for the NU Lady Bulldogs and started her professional career in the Philippine Super Liga as the first overall pick in the 2014 season for Petron Blaze Spikers.

Personal life

Santiago was born on September 26, 1993, the third of five siblings. Her brother (Axel Leonard Santiago, a former champion of men's volleyball player in National University "NU Bulldogs" of UAAP Season 75) is currently working in PLDT and her older sister is working in Dubai, while she and her sister, Alyja Daphne "Jaja" Santiago, both played for the women's volleyball in different leagues, she and Jaja was the same as the De Ocampo brothers, Yancy and Ranidel de Ocampo, both played in the Philippine Basketball Association, who both hail in Tanza, Cavite. Her father was a former basketball player Jojo Santiago and her mother is Alma Antonio a caregiver in Israel.[2]

She is married to basketball coach Chico Manabat.[3]

Career

Santiago won the SVL 10th Season 1st, Conference won the Conference Most Valuable Player award,[4] the SVL 10th Season 1st, Conference Conference Most Valuable Player and Best Server.[5] She has also won the SVL 11th Season, 1st Conference Conference Most Valuable Player award[6] and the 2014 PSL Grand Prix 2nd Best Middle Blocker individual award.[7]

She started her rookie collegiate volleyball career with the UST Golden Tigresses, before transferring to National University. After being transferred from UST to the NU Lady Bulldogs, Santiago played for two seasons as the team captain. She is one of the Guest Player especially in Championship match against Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns during the 10th Season of Shakey's V - League in the 2013 Open Conference as Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers finished in the second place. She is one of the Guest Player especially in Battle for Bronze match against Philippine Air Force Air Spikers during the 11th Season of Shakey's V - League in Open Conference as she helped PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters to win the match.

Her first professional team, where she was the first draft pick for the 2014 season with Petron Blaze Spikers[8][9] and debuted in the 2014 All-Filipino Conference of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).[10] In early December 2015, Santiago took a leave of absence from the sport because of her pregnancy.[11]

First joined as a guest player during the 11th Season, 3rd Conference of the Shakey's V-League.[12] On August 18, 2016, Santiago announced that she will join the Foton Tornadoes for the 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference, playing alongside her sister, Jaja.[13]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

References

  1. ↑ "PETRON BLAZE SPIKERS". Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Olivares, Rick (17 November 2013). "COLUMN: Dindin and Jaja Santiago's twin dreams". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Now that she's married, what is Dindin Santiago most". Rivals. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "DINDIN SANTIAGO – A CUT ABOVE THE REST". Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dindin Santiago named MVP, Best Server". GMA News Online. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (18 May 2014). "National University star Dindin Santiago bags second V-League MVP award". SPIN. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Congratulations to our Individual Awardees!". Philippine Super Liga. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Villar, Joey (2 April 2014). "Santiago, Marano lead draft picks in Philippine Super Liga". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Zarate, Noel (3 April 2014). "The winner and winners of the first Philippine Super Liga Draft". Yahoo! Philippines. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (3 April 2014). "PSL Draft: Petron picks Santiago; AirAsia tabs 2-time MVP Maraño". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pregnant Dindin Santiago-Manabat leaves Petron". ABS-CBN News. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "VOLLEYBALL Army taps Dindin Santiago, Mina Aganon as Lady Troopers go All-Filipino in V-League's Foreign Reinforced Conference". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Dindin Santiago-Manabat announces comeback, reunites with sister Jaja at Foton". Fox Sports Asia. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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