Dindin Santiago-Manabat

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.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Antonio, the birth surname or paternal family name is Santiago, and the marital name is Manabat.
Dindin Santiago-Manabat
Personal information
Full nameAleona Denise Antonio Santiago-Manabat
NicknameDindin
NationalityPhilippines
BornAleona Denise Antonio Santiago
(1993-09-26) September 26, 1993
Tanza, Cavite
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike284 cm (112 in)
Block270 cm (106 in)
College(s)National University
University of Santo Tomas
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker / Wing Spiker
Current club Kurobe AquaFairies
Number3
Career
YearsTeams
2013Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers
2014PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters
2014–2015Petron Blaze Spikers
2014–2015Philippine Army
2016-2019Foton Tornadoes
2018-2019Toray Arrows
2019-presentKurobe AquaFairies
National team
2013-presentPhilippines

Personal life

Santiago was born on September 26, 1993, the third of five siblings. Her brother (Axel Leonard Santiago, a former member of the men's volleyball varsity team of National University "NU Bulldogs") is currently working in PLDT and her older sister is working in Dubai, while she and her sister, Alyja Daphne "Jaja" Santiago, are both playing for various women's volleyball club teams in different leagues. Her father, Jojo Santiago, was a former basketball player of the University of Manila while her mother, Alma Antonio, is 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] She won the bronze medal in the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference with the Foton Tornadoes.[14] She is set to play in the Japan V.League for Toray Arrows.[15]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Club

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". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. 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.
  14. Giongco, Mark (December 12, 2017). "Foton grabs bronze medal in PSL Grand Prix". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  15. "Santiago sisters to see action in Japan V.Premier League". Fox Sports.
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