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Alyssa Caymo Valdez (; born June 29, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for the
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. She was a member of the collegiate varsity women's volleyball team of
Ateneo de Manila University , mottoeng = Light in the Lord , type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution , established = December 10, 1859 , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic ( Jesuits) , academic ...
in both indoor and
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. She was most outstanding as an indoor volleyball player where she brought multiple championship titles and a lot of honor for the university. She is a current member of Philippines national team. Her global recognition paved the way for her to play in other countries like
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for
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and
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for Attack Line Volleyball Club.


Early life

Valdez was raised in
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, to parents Ruel, who works in an automobile company, and Pablita, a public school teacher. She is the only daughter among four children. She learned how to play volleyball by playing with her two older brothers when she was in elementary school at the age of 12.


Career

Having developed her volleyball skills, she was chosen to play in the Southern Tagalog Athletic Association (STACAA), a regional sports meet for elementary and high school student athletes in the
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region where she was scouted and recruited by the
University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Migue ...
(UST) to play for their
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varsity volleyball team, the UST Tigress Cubs. In her first year at the
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, she was selected as a member of the National Capital Region (NCR) team for the Palarong Pambansa, a national sports competition for elementary and secondary students. She was UST's top high school volleyball player who led her team to several championships: three titles in UAAP (Seasons 70–72), and one in National Shakey's Girls' Volleyball League (2009). She was a three-time MVP in UAAP (Season 70–72) and once in Shakey's Girls' Volleyball League (2009).


Collegiate

Valdéz's student-athlete career reached a higher level during her college years. She garnered multiple individual awards and helped win a couple of championship titles for her college team,
Ateneo Lady Eagles The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the collegiate varsity teams of the Ateneo de Manila University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere collegiate league in the Philippines. The collegiate women's v ...
. She was UAAP's 4-time Best Scorer, 3-time Best Server, 3-time Season MVP, and one-time Finals MVP.


2010–2011

Though enrolled as a freshman student in Ateneo, Valdéz had to serve a one-year residency imposed by the
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for transferring from a UAAP school (UST) to another (Ateneo). During this time, she competed in the International Federal Beach Volleyball Tournament held in China together with Lady Eagle teammate Bea Tan where they finished 7th. She also played as a guest player for Ateneo in two conferences of
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. The Shakey's V-League Season 7 2nd Conference marked her first game appearance with the Lady Eagles in a tournament, as a guest player. This time, she was not yet part of the 1st six. The following Season (Shakey's V-League Season 8 1st Conference), she joined the team again as a guest player and this time as a starter. Valdez won her first V-League gold medal after they beat the defending champions, the Adamson Lady Falcons, in the finals.


2011–2012

The first ever Open Conference of Shakey's V-League was the first tournament where Valdéz played as a regular player for Ateneo. She was one of the top scorers of the team. The Lady Eagles was the only collegiate team to enter the Final 4 and finished in 3rd place. The Lady Eagles joined the 3rd season of Shakey's V-League Season 8 which was the Southeast Asian Club Invitational League. Valdez led the Lady Eagles in beating the club team from Malaysia in the eliminations. She had 27 points in that game. After serving the mandatory one-year residency rule, thus making her ineligible for the UAAP Rookie of the Year award, Valdez made it to the Lady Eagles roster in
UAAP Season 74 UAAP Season 74 was the 2011–2012 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. It was hosted by Ateneo de Manila University. The men's basketball and the women's volleyball tournaments were aired by ABS-CBN Channel 2 ...
and joined the veteran players
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,
Gretchen Ho Gretchen Ong Ho (; born April 19, 1990) is a Filipino television presenter and former volleyball player. She played collegiate volleyball for the Ateneo Lady Eagles from 2008 to 2013, where she was a member of the "fab five" who brought Ateneo ...
, A Nacachi, and
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or collectively known as the Fab 5. She contributed to the team's offense and helped bring the team to the Finals. Ateneo took Game number 1 of the Finals but failed to beat the DLSU Lady Spikers in the next 2 games. In beach volleyball, together with Bea Tan and Fille Cainglet, they finished 2nd place. In the 1st Conference of Shakey's V-League Season 9, she received her second V-League gold medal and was named the Finals MVP after they defended their title against the UST Tigresses.


2012–2013

In the Open Conference of Shakey's V-League Season 9, Valdez led the Ateneo team and again, they are the only collegiate team to enter the Final 4. The team got the chance to take the bronze after beating the Philippine Army Lady Troopers in 5 sets in the game 1 of the best-of-three battle for bronze. Unfortunately, due to academic reasons, some key players were absent in Game 2 and Philippine Army easily won the 2nd game in straight sets. Series were no longer extended as the Sandugo Lady Conquerors already won the title. In
UAAP Season 75 UAAP Season 75 was the 2012–2013 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The season's theme was "Unbreakable at 75" in relation to the league's diamond year. It was hosted by National University. The men's bask ...
, Valdéz broke the record for the most points scored in a UAAP women's volleyball game. She scored 35 points (31 spikes, 3 blocks and 1 service ace) in the second round elimination game against the Adamson Lady Falcons on January 20, 2013. The standing record before her record-breaking performance was 33 points set by an Adamson Lady Falcon, Angela Benting on February 14, 2009. She also surpassed the record of former Lady Eagle Charo Soriano which had a career high of 31 points for Ateneo. Valdez was named the Best Scorer of the season. Her scoring prowess helped the Ateneo team land again in the Finals but fell short to the defending champions, the DLSU Lady Spikers. In the 1st Conference of Shakey's V-League Season 10, Valdez got the Best Server award. They were unsuccessful in defending their title after NU Lady Bulldogs beat them in Game 2 and 3 of the Finals.


2013–2014

In
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, Valdéz, together with Bea Tan and Michelle Morente, took the bronze medal in the beach volleyball tournament. She became the team captain of the Ateneo women's volleyball team for indoor volleyball. She was named the Best Scorer, Best Server and Season's MVP. She also won the Finals MVP award after beating the defending champions, the DLSU Lady Spikers, which had a thrice to beat advantage. Valdez was the first female volleyball athlete to win four awards in one UAAP season. Valdéz got the Best Scorer Award again but this time, in the
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( 11th Season Open Conference). She set a record for the most points scored in the entire conference with total of ''342 points''. The previous record set was 314 coming from Jaroensri Bualee.


2014–2015

Valdéz led the Ateneo women's volleyball team, which represented the Philippines, in the
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held in Palembang, Indonesia and took home the Bronze. That was the first international medal of Valdez. In
UAAP Season 77 UAAP Season 77 is the 2014–15 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The season host is the University of the East with Carmelita Mateo as president. Eight universities are competing in fifteen sports to ...
, Valdez tallied ''312 points'' outscoring her previous season's finish. She was again awarded the Season's MVP, Best Server, and Best Scorer. They successfully defended their title against archrival DLSU Lady Spikers. They finished the season with 16–0 sweep. In the collegiate conference of Shakey's V-League Season 12, Valdez scored a conference-high 32 points from 26 spikes, one block and five service aces against the CSB Lady Blazers during the elimination round. She was named the 1st Best Outside Spiker and Conference MVP. After being a reserve last UAAP Season 77, Valdéz returned to beach volleyball together with Bea Tan and Jhoana Maraguinot for season 78. They finished the season in second place after falling to DLSU Lady Spikers. 2015 was one of Alyssa's most fruitful years. She repeated the bronze medal with Ateneo in the
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held in Indonesia.


Club career


Smart–Maynilad Net Spikers

Valdez surprised the volleyball community when she joined the
Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers The Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers was a professional women's volleyball club playing in the Shakey's V-League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Manageme ...
team in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Shakey's V-League Season 10 Open Conference. She missed elimination round games due to her commitment with Ateneo in the UAAP beach volleyball. She got the Fittest Player of the Conference special award from one of the conference's sponsors.


PLDT Ultra Fast Hitters

Valdez joined the
PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (formerly, PLDT Volleyball Club) is a professional men's volleyball team owned by PLDT. It was established in 2013 and originally consisted of men's and women's teams. In 2018, the women's team became merged with the ...
club team under Coach Roger Gorayeb for Shakey's V-League Season 12 Open Conference. She matched her UAAP record, scoring 35 points from 33 attacks and 2 aces against the Philippine Army Lady Troopers in the semifinal round. She was awarded the 1st Best Outside Spiker and the Conference Most Valuable Player. Valdez won her third Championship medal in Shakey's V-League after PLDT swept the Philippine Army Lady Troopers in the Finals. In the reinforced conference of Shakey's V-League Season 12, Valdez returned to the PLDT team on game 1 of the finals scoring 25 points from 22 attacks, 2 aces, and 1 block against the Philippine Army Lady Troopers. The team swept the finals and Valdez won her fourth Championship medal and her second Finals Most Valuable Player award in Shakey's V-League.


BaliPure Purest Water Defenders

After her UAAP career, Valdez joined the
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders are a professional volleyball club sponsored by Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. playing in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League). The team debuted in the league's 13th Season Open Confer ...
for the Shakey's V-League Season 13 Open Conference in a team mostly composed of former Ateneo de Manila Lady Eagles. They won the third place in the Conference. Though she missed some playing time, Alyssa Valdez still got the 1st best outside spiker.


Bureau of Customs Transformers

Valdez transferred to the Bureau of Customs Transformers a volleyball team competing in the 13th Shakey's V-League Reinforced Conference, they have a 5–2 record in the Elimination Round. They won against UP, Laoag, UST, Coast Guard and Air Force but lost against Pocari Sweat and BaliPure. With this 5–2 record the team got the third semifinals slot competing against BaliPure and they successfully made it to the finals facing Pocari Sweat lady warriors battling for the championship. In the end, they failed which resulted to a 1st runner up finish. Alyssa eventually got her 3rd Most Valuable Player award and 1st best outside spiker of the Shakey's V-League (Season 13 Reinforced Conference).


3BB Nakornnont

Thai club,
3BB Nakornnont 3BB Nakornnont is a female professional volleyball team based in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The club was founded in 2011 and plays in the Thailand league. Honours Domestic competitions * Thailand League ** Champion (1): 2011–12 ** Runner-u ...
, announced on December 24, 2016, that they have signed up Valdez to play for them. She was to debut for 3BB Nakornnont on January 29, 2017, in her club's win over
King-Bangkok King-Bangkok is a female professional volleyball team based in Bangkok, Thailand. The club was founded in 2005 and plays in the Thailand league. Honours * Thailand League ** Champion (1): 2008–09 * Academy League U18 Thailand League ** C ...
but was forced to skipped a match after only receiving her International Transfer Certificate hours before the match. She debuted for her club almost a week later on February 4, 2017, in a match against
Bangkok Glass BG Pathum United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบีจี ปทุม ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province and is managed by BG Sports Company Limited which is a ...
, where her team lost all three sets.


Creamline Cool Smashers

For the
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season of the
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( reinforced and
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conferences), Valdez joined the expansion team, the
Creamline Cool Smashers The Creamline Cool Smashers is a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by the Republic Biscuit Corporation and named after its Creamline Dairy brand. History The team debuted ...
. It was during the reinforced conference when she was awarded her 4th PVL MVP award and the 1st best outside spiker award.


Attack Line

On September 11, 2017, through an interview by Gretchen Ho, Valdez was tapped to play for Attack Line, a club team in
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. Valdez played for the team until December 31, 2017.


International

Valdez played for the
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at both the youth and senior levels.


Youth

Valdez led the eight placer Youth 16-Under Girls' Philippines National Volleyball Team in the 2008 Asian Youth Championship held in
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, Philippines. In 2013, she became a member of Philippines National Senior Volleyball Team. She was appointed the team captain of the Philippine team for the 2015 Asian U23 Championship.


Senior

Valdez was a member of the Philippine National team that finished in third place in the 2014 FIVB Southeast Asian Zone Qualifier held in Quang Tri, Vietnam. In the
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, she was assigned to carry the Philippine flag on the traditional parade of nations held in Singapore.


Other

When the
Spikers' Turf The Spikers' Turf is a men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines associated with the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision). History The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduce ...
was re-established in 2018, Valdez was made president of the men's volleyball league, a fact that was only publicly announced in 2020.


Clubs

*
Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers The Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers was a professional women's volleyball club playing in the Shakey's V-League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Manageme ...
(2013) *
PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (formerly, PLDT Volleyball Club) is a professional men's volleyball team owned by PLDT. It was established in 2013 and originally consisted of men's and women's teams. In 2018, the women's team became merged with the ...
(2014–2015) *
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders are a professional volleyball club sponsored by Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. playing in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League). The team debuted in the league's 13th Season Open Confer ...
(2016) * Bureau of Customs Transformers (2016) *
3BB Nakornnont 3BB Nakornnont is a female professional volleyball team based in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The club was founded in 2011 and plays in the Thailand league. Honours Domestic competitions * Thailand League ** Champion (1): 2011–12 ** Runner-u ...
(2016–2017) * Attack Line (2017) *
Creamline Cool Smashers The Creamline Cool Smashers is a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by the Republic Biscuit Corporation and named after its Creamline Dairy brand. History The team debuted ...
(2017–present)


Awards


Individuals

* ''2006
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"best scorer" '' * ''2006
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"Rookie of the Year"'' * ''2007
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"Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2008 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League (NCR) "Best Attacker"'' * ''2008
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"Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2008
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"Athlete of the Year"'' * ''2009 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League (NCR) "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2009 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League (NCR) "Best Attacker"'' * ''2009 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League (National) "Best Attacker" * ''2009
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"Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2009
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"Best Attacker"'' * ''2010 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League (NCR) "Best Attacker"'' * ''2010 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League (National) "Best Attacker"'' * '' 2012 Shakey's V-League Season 9 1st Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2013
UAAP Season 75 UAAP Season 75 was the 2012–2013 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The season's theme was "Unbreakable at 75" in relation to the league's diamond year. It was hosted by National University. The men's bask ...
"Best Scorer"'' * '' 2013 Shakey's V-League Season 10 1st Conference "Best Server"'' * ''2014
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"Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2014
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"Season's Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2014
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"Best Scorer"'' * ''2014
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"Best Server"'' * '' 2014 Shakey's V-League Season 11 Open Conference "Best Scorer"'' * ''2015
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"Season's Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2015
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"Best Scorer"'' * ''2015
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"Best Server"'' * '' 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Open Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Open Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Collegiate Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Collegiate Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Reinforced Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2016
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"Athlete of the Year"'' * ''2016
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"Season's Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2016
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"Best Scorer"'' * ''2016
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"Best Server"'' * '' 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Open Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Reinforced Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Reinforced Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "2nd Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' * '' 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"''


Collegiate

* 2011 Shakey's V-League Season 8: 1st Conference - Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2011 Shakey's V-League Season 8: Open Conference - Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2012
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- Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2012 Shakey's V-League Season 9: 1st Conference - Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2013
UAAP Season 75 volleyball tournaments The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 75 volleyball tournaments opened December 1, 2012. Tournaments are hosted by National University. Tournament games are held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and the ...
- Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2013 Shakey's V-League Season 10: 1st Conference - Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2014
UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments opened December 1, 2013. Tournaments are hosted by Adamson University. Tournament games are held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and the S ...
- Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles *
2014 ASEAN University Games The 2014 ASEAN University Games, officially known as the 17th ASEAN University Games, was a Southeast Asian university multi-sport event held in Palembang, Indonesia from 11 to 21 December 2014. It was the fourth time Indonesia hosted the game ...
- Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2015
UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 77 seniors' division volleyball tournament started on November 22, 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila. Opening-day games were the women's teams of UE vs UST at 2 PM and Ateneo vs NU at 4 PM. The tournament main v ...
- Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12: Collegiate Conference - Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2016
UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 78 high school volleyball tournament started on August 22, 2015. The tournament venue is the Adamson University Gym in San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila. Adamson is the tournament host. The number of participating schools in the bo ...
- Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles *
2016 ASEAN University Games The 2016 ASEAN University Games, officially known as the 18th ASEAN University Games, was a Southeast Asian university multi-sports event held in Singapore. This was the third time Singapore hosted the ASEAN University Games, and its first time si ...
- Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles


Club

* 2013 Shakey's V-League 10th Season Open Conference - Silver medal, with
Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers The Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers was a professional women's volleyball club playing in the Shakey's V-League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Manageme ...
* 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Open Conference - Champions, with
PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (formerly, PLDT Volleyball Club) is a professional men's volleyball team owned by PLDT. It was established in 2013 and originally consisted of men's and women's teams. In 2018, the women's team became merged with the ...
* 2015
Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference The Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference was the 24th conference of the Shakey's V-League that started on October 10, 2015 at the Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan. Tournament Format Preliminaries (PL) Teams will play a single r ...
- Champions, with PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters * 2016
Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference The Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference was the 25th conference of the Shakey's V-League and the first conference for its 13th season. The conference commenced on May 22, 2016 with an opening ceremony at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San J ...
- Bronze medal, with
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders are a professional volleyball club sponsored by Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. playing in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League). The team debuted in the league's 13th Season Open Confer ...
* 2016
Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference The Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference was the 27th conference of the Shakey's V-League and the third conference for its 13th season. Conference started October 1, 2016 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig. Participating teams ...
- Silver medal, with Bureau of Customs Transformers * 2017 Thai-Denmark Super League – Bronze medal, with
3BB Nakornnont 3BB Nakornnont is a female professional volleyball team based in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The club was founded in 2011 and plays in the Thailand league. Honours Domestic competitions * Thailand League ** Champion (1): 2011–12 ** Runner-u ...
* 2017
Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference The Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference was the first conference of the Premier Volleyball League (28th conference of the former Shakey's V-League). Conference started on April 30, 2017 and concluded on June 13, 2017. ...
- Bronze medal, with
Creamline Cool Smashers The Creamline Cool Smashers is a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by the Republic Biscuit Corporation and named after its Creamline Dairy brand. History The team debuted ...
* 2017
Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference The Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference (All-Filipino Conference) was the second conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''29th conference of the former Shakey's V-League''). The conference started on July 1, 2017 at the Fi ...
- Bronze medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers *
2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference The 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the fourth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (31st conference of the former Shakey's V-League conference results, Shakey's V-League). Conference will start on April 27, 2018 ...
- Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers *
2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference The 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference is the sixth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''33rd conference of the former Shakey's V-League''). The conference started on September 22, 2018 at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San J ...
- Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers *
2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference The 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the seventh conference of the Premier Volleyball League (34th conference of the former ''Shakey's V-League''). Conference started on May 26, 2019. Grand Fans Day was held at the Trino ...
- Silver, with Creamline Cool Smashers *
2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference The 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference is the eight conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''35th conference of the former Shakey's V-League''). The conference started on August 11, 2019 and ended on November 9, 2019 at the Fi ...
- Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers *
2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference The 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the tenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''37th conference of the former Shakey's V-League'') and its first conference as a professional league. The conference started on Jul ...
- Silver, with Creamline Cool Smashers *
2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference was the eleventh conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''38th conference of the former Shakey's V-League'') and its second conference as a professional league. The conference was held fr ...
- Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers *
2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the twelfth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''39th conference of the former Shakey's V-League conference results, Shakey's V-League'') and its third conference as a prof ...
- Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers *
2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference The 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the thirteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League (''40th conference of the former Shakey's V-League'') and its fourth conference as a professional league. The tournament b ...
- Bronze medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers ''Special Recognitions'' (from recent to past) *Push Sports Personality (Push Awards 2018) *Push Sports Personality (Push Awards 2017) *Most Popular Sports Personality (Push Awards 2016) *Fittest Player of the Conference *Miss Volleyball 2016 (
Philippine Sportswriters Association The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
) *Fudgee Barr O-Barr Sa Galing Player of the Season *Ten Sports Heroes of 2015: Sportsmen Who Change The Game (Spin.ph) *Miss Volleyball 2015 (Philippine Sportswriters Association) *Lifestyle's 29 Bright and Beautiful (Philippine Star) *Miss Volleyball 2014 (Philippine Sportswriters Association) *Female Athlete of the Year (Best of 2014 PExers Choice Awards) *Woman of Style and Substance (People Asia 2014) *Volleywood World Female Idol 2013 1st Runner Up (Volleywood.net) *Miss Volleyball 2013 (Philippine Sportswriters Association) *Best Pinoy Athlete (Rappler Social Media Awards: Best Of 2013) *BioFit Tea Fittest Player of the Conference (Shakey's V-League 10th Season Open Conference)


In popular media

Valdez appeared in Digital 5's online reality show ''Phenoms'' together with basketball player and ex-boyfriend
Kiefer Ravena Kiefer Isaac Crisologo Ravena (; born October 27, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes of the Japanese B.League. Ravena played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the UAAP during his college days. He plays the point gua ...
. She finished her undergraduate degree major in Psychology in 2015 and is now working on her master's degree in communications. She appeared in '' Ang Panday'' with
Coco Martin Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno (born November 1, 1981), known professionally by his stage name Coco Martin (), is a Filipino actor, director, and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead roles in '' Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin'', '' Walang ...
and
Rhian Ramos Rhian Denise Ramos Howell (; born October 3, 1990), professionally known as Rhian Ramos, is a Filipino actress, commercial model, singer, host and race car driver. She is an exclusive talent of GMA Network Career Ramos started working in co ...
. Valdez currently has over one million followers on Instagram and Twitter, making her one of the most followed volleyball players in the whole world. In October 2021, Valdez became a part of the 10th season of the reality TV show ''
Pinoy Big Brother ''Pinoy Big Brother'', more popularly known by its abbreviated title ''PBB'', is the Philippine version of the '' Big Brother'' reality game show franchise. The word ''Pinoy'' in the title is a colloquial term for the Filipino people. Is a Phil ...
'' as a celebrity housemate, having previously entered as a houseguest to teach volleyball to the teen housemates in its 8th season in 2019. In January 2022, she became one of the Top 2 housemates of the Celebrity Edition together with Anji Salvacion. However, due to prior commitments leading to the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, Valdez withdrew from the competition and was replaced by beauty queen and fellow housemate
Samantha Bernardo Samantha Mae Adaliga Bernardo (born November 10, 1992) is a Filipino television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2020. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Grand In ...
.


External links


Alyssa Valdez , Volleyverse


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valdez, Alyssa 1993 births Living people Philippines women's international volleyball players Ateneo de Manila University alumni Outside hitters University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Sportspeople from Batangas Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate volleyball players in Thailand University of Santo Tomas alumni Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Filipino sports executives and administrators Filipino women's volleyball players Asian Games competitors for the Philippines Pinoy Big Brother contestants Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games competitors for the Philippines