Aleona Denise Santiago

Aleona Denise Santiago-Manabat
Personal information
Full name	Aleona Denise Santiago-Manabat
Nickname	Dindin
Nationality	Philippines
Born	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	Petron Blaze Spikers Philippine Army Lady Troopers
Number	16, 4 (Army)
Career
Years Teams 2014–2015 2014–2015 2012–2013 2009–2010 Philippine Army Lady Troopers Petron Blaze Spikers National University University of Santo Tomas
National team
2013  Philippines

Aleona Denise Santiago

Medal record
AVC Qualification
	2013 Vietnam	Team
Philippine Super Liga
	2015 Grand Prix	Petron
	2015 All-Filipino	Petron
	2014 Grand Prix	Petron
Shakey's V-League
	12th, Collegiate Conference	NU
	12th, Open Conference	Army
	11th, Reinforced Open	Army
	11th, Open Conference	PLDT
	11th, 1st Conference	NU
	10th, Open Conference	Smart-Maynilad
	10th, 1st Conference	NU
UAAP
	Season 76	NU
	Season 72	UST

Aleona Denise "Dindin" 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.^[2][3]

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.^[4]

She is married to basketball coach Chico Manabat.^[5] In early December 2015, Dindin announced that she is taking a leave of absence from the sport because of her pregnancy. ^[6]

Club/Teams

Club/Team	Position	Duration		Comments
		From	To
UST Junior Golden Tigresses
UST Golden Tigresses		2009	2010	Where she started her rookie collegiate volleyball year before transferring to National University.
NU Lady Bulldogs	Middle Hitter	2012	2014	Transferred from UST. Played for two seasons as the team captain.
Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers	Middle Hitter	2013	2013	She is one of the Guest Player especially in Championship match againts Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns during the 10th Season of Shakey's V - League in Open Conference as Her team named second place.
PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters	Middle Hitter	2014	2014	She is one of the Guest Player especially in Battle for Bronze match againts Philippine Air Force Air Spikers during the 11th Season of Shakey's V - League in Open Conference as Her team wins the match due to superior quotient.
Petron Blaze Spikers	Middle Hitter	2014	2015	Her first professional team, where she was the first draft pick and debuted in the 2014 All-Filipino Conference of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).[7]
Philippine Army Lady Troopers	Middle Hitter	2014	2015	First joined as a guest player during the 11th Season, 3rd Conference of the Shakey's V-League.[8]

Awards

Individual

Award	Team	Season/Conference	Source
Best Attacker	NU Lady Bulldogs	UAAP Season 76
Best Blocker		SVL 8th Season,Conference
MVP of the Conference		SVL 10th Season 1st, Conference	[9]
Best Server			[10]
MVP of the Conference		SVL 11th Season, 1st Conference	[11]
2nd Best Middle Blocker	Petron Blaze Spikers	2014 PSL Grand Prix	[12]
1st Best Middle Blocker		2015 PSL All-Filipino

References

1. "PETRON BLAZE SPIKERS". http://philippinesuperliga.com. Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 5 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)
2. Villar, Joey (2 April 2014). "Santiago, Marano lead draft picks in Philippine Super Liga". website (http://www.philstar.com). philSTAR.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. Zarate, Noel (3 April 2014). "The winner and winners of the first Philippine Super Liga Draft". website (https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/sportztackle/). sportZtacle. Retrieved 5 December 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
4. Olivares, Rick. "Dindin and Jaja Santiago's twin dreams". http://www.abs-cbnnews.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)
5. http://rivals.ph/hype/2015/02/21/25688/now-shes-married-dindin-santiago-excited/
6. "Pregnant Dindin Santiago-Manabat leaves Petron". By ABS-CBN Sports on Dec 09, 2015 10:48 PM
7. Tupas, Cedelf (3 April 2014). "PSL Draft: Petron picks Santiago; AirAsia tabs 2-time MVP Maraño". website (http://sports.inquirer.net). INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 19 December 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
8. "VOLLEYBALL Army taps Dindin Santiago, Mina Aganon as Lady Troopers go All-Filipino in V-League’s Foreign Reinforced Conference". website (http://www.spin.ph). Spin.ph. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
9. "DINDIN SANTIAGO – A CUT ABOVE THE REST". Retrieved 5 December 2014.
10. "Dindin Santiago named MVP, Best Server". website (http://www.gmanetwork.com). GMA News Online. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
11. Lozada, Mei-Lin (18 May 2014). "National University star Dindin Santiago bags second V-League MVP award". website (http://www.spin.ph). Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 10 December 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
12. "Congratulations to our Individual Awardees!". website. Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 2 December 2014.