Aleona Denise "Dindin" Antonio Santiago-Manabat (born September 26, 1993) is a

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player. She played in the UAAP during her collegiate years for the NU Lady Bulldogs and started her professional career in the

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as the first overall pick in the 2014 season for

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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

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while her mother, Alma Antonio, is a caregiver in Israel. She is married to basketball coach Chico Manabat.

Career

Santiago won the SVL 10th Season 1st, Conference won the Conference Most Valuable Player award, the SVL 10th Season 1st, Conference Conference Most Valuable Player and Best Server. She has also won the SVL 11th Season, 1st Conference Conference Most Valuable Player award and the 2014 PSL Grand Prix 2nd Best Middle Blocker individual award. She started her rookie collegiate volleyball career with the UST Golden Tigresses, before transferring to

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. After being transferred from

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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

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- 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

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to win the match. Her first professional team, where she was the first draft pick for the 2014 season with

and debuted in the 2014 All-Filipino Conference of the

(PSL). In early December 2015, Santiago took a leave of absence from the sport because of her pregnancy. First joined as a guest player during the 11th Season, 3rd Conference of the

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. On August 18, 2016, Santiago announced that she will join the

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for the

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, playing alongside her sister, Jaja. She won the bronze medal in the

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with the Foton Tornadoes. She is set to play in the Japan V.League for Toray Arrows.

Clubs

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(2013) *

(2014) *

(2014-2015) *

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(2015) * RC Cola-Army Troopers (2016) *

(2016–2019) * Toray Arrows (2018–2019) *

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(2019–2020) *

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(2020–2022) *

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(2022–present) *

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(2023–present)

Awards

Individual

* '' UAAP Season 76 "Best attacker"'' * '' Shakeys V-League 8th Season 1st, Conference "Best blocker"'' * '' Shakeys V-League 10th Season 1st, Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' * '' Shakeys V-League 10th Season 1st, Conference "Best scorer"'' * '' Shakeys V-League 11th Season, 1st Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' * '' Shakeys V-League 11th Season, 1st Conference "Best server"'' * '' 2014 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix "2nd Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2015 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino "1st Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2019 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino "Best opposite spiker"'' *'' 2021 PNVF Champions League (Women) "2nd Best Outside Spiker"''

Clubs

References

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