Marck Jesus Paguirigan Espejo (born March 1, 1997) is a Filipino volleyball athlete currently playing for
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos, his first stint in
V-League (South Korea)
The V-League is a South Korean club volleyball competition. It was founded in 2005 and currently has seven men's clubs and seven women's clubs.
Teams Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Champions Men's champions Titles by season
Titles by cl ...
. He is a member of the
Philippines men's national volleyball team and played collegiate volleyball with
Ateneo de Manila University
, mottoeng = Light in the Lord
, type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution
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Career
Youth
Espejo studied at the Santa Elena High School - Marikina. While playing for his secondary school, Espejo bagged the Best Attacker awards in the
2012 Palarong Pambansa, 2011 National Milo Little Olympics Championship, 2012 and 2013 NCR Volleyball Regional Meet.
Collegiate
As a multi-awarded high school volleyball player, he was recruited by
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)
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to play for its men's varsity volleyball team. Espejo won the 2014 GUIDON-Moro Lorenzo Sportsman of The Year award.
UAAP
In the
University Athletic Association of the Philippines
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univers ...
(UAAP)
Volleyball Championship, Espejo led Ateneo's team to win three consecutive championships from
UAAP Season 77 to
UAAP Season 79
UAAP Season 79 (also known as UAAP LXXIX) is the 2016–2017 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). This season, hosted by the University of Santo Tomas officially opened on September 3, 2016. The opening c ...
.
In
UAAP Season 76
UAAP Season 76 is the 2013–2014 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. It was hosted by Adamson University with Fr. Maximino D. Rendon, C.M. as president. There were eight universities that competed in fifteen ...
where Ateneo finished as runner-ups,
Espejo was hailed as the Rookie of the Year and Season's MVP while in
UAAP Season 77 as Best Attacker and Season's MVP. In
UAAP Season 78
UAAP Season 78 was the 2015–2016 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). It opened on September 5, 2015, almost two months after the usual July opening of the league during previous seasons, due to the shi ...
, he received three awards: Best Attacker, Best Server, and Season's MVP. Espejo also bagged the
UAAP Season 79
UAAP Season 79 (also known as UAAP LXXIX) is the 2016–2017 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). This season, hosted by the University of Santo Tomas officially opened on September 3, 2016. The opening c ...
Best Scorer, Best Attacker, and Season's MVP. He ended his UAAP stint with Ateneo in 2018 with a loss to the National University in the final of UAAP Season 80.
And Espejo makes a historic 55-point game on UAAP Season 80 Semifinals against FEU.
Spikers' Turf and PVL
He also led Ateneo in bagging the championship title in
Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference,
Spikers' Turf 2nd Season Collegiate Conference
The Spikers’ Turf Collegiate Conference was the 5th conference of the Spikers' Turf that started on July 30, 2016 and ended on September 10, 2016, games were held at the Ynares Sports Arena and PhilSports Arena. There were twelve (12) competing ...
, and
Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference in addition to the Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference championship.
In the
Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference 2nd Best Outside Spiker, Conference and Finals MVP,
Spikers' Turf 2nd Season Collegiate Conference
The Spikers’ Turf Collegiate Conference was the 5th conference of the Spikers' Turf that started on July 30, 2016 and ended on September 10, 2016, games were held at the Ynares Sports Arena and PhilSports Arena. There were twelve (12) competing ...
1st Best Outside Spiker and Conference MVP, and
2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference 1st Best Outside Spiker, Conference and Finals MVP. He was also awarded as the 1st Best Outside Spiker in the
Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference
The Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference is the inaugural conference of Spikers' Turf. The opening ceremony was held on April 5, 2015 with the first match of volleyball game at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, Metro Manila. There were eig ...
.
Club career
Philippines
Espejo helped the
Cagayan Valley Rising Suns
The Cagayan Rising Suns were a basketball team owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio, governor of the Province of Cagayan from 2007 to 2016. The team was managed by daughter Criselda Antonio (incumbent mayor of Alcala, Cagayan) and coached by ...
in snatching the bronze medal in the Cagayan Friendship Games and silver medal in the
Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference
The Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference is the inaugural conference of Spikers' Turf. The opening ceremony was held on April 5, 2015 with the first match of volleyball game at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, Metro Manila. There were eig ...
in 2015.
Following the end of his UAAP stint with Ateneo, Espejo was set to play for
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal HD Spikers may refer to:
* Cignal HD Spikers (men's team), Filipino men's volleyball team
* Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Filipino women's volleyball team
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in the men's division of the
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 will start on April 27, 2018 with a Grand Fans Day at the Trinoma ...
.
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
In May 2018, Espejo received an offer to play for a team in Japan.
On May 27, it was announced that he has officially signed to play for the Japanese club,
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler is a men's volleyball team based in Oita City, Oita, Japan. It plays in V.League 1, the top tier of the Japanese volleyball league. It represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.
''Weisse ...
. He was recommended by
Godfrey Owese Okumu, the coach of the University of the Philippines' women's team.
Visakha
In December 2019, Espejo joined
Visakha
Visakha ( pi, Visākhā; sa, Viśākhā), also known as Migāramāta, was a wealthy aristocratic woman who lived during the time of Gautama Buddha. She is considered to have been the chief female patron of the Buddha. Visakha founded the temple ...
of the Volleyball Thailand League. He debuted for the club in January 2020.
Bani Jamra
Espejo moved to Bahrain in November 2020 to play for Bani Jamra of the Isa bin Rashid Volleyball League. He moved back to the Philippines after his contract with Bani Jamra ended on January 30, 2021. He helped his team finish sixth in a league of six teams in the 2020–21 season.
FC Tokyo
Espejo returned to Japan, after he was signed in to play for
FC Tokyo for the 2021–21 season of
V.League.
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
In April 27, Espejo joined to the 2023 KOVO Men's Asian Quota Draft held in Jeju Island, South Korea. Espejo got picked and assigned to play for Incheon Korean Air Jumbos in 2023-24 season of
V-League (South Korea)
The V-League is a South Korean club volleyball competition. It was founded in 2005 and currently has seven men's clubs and seven women's clubs.
Teams Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Champions Men's champions Titles by season
Titles by cl ...
.
International
In 2015, he was chosen member of the
Philippine national team.
Clubs
*
Cagayan Valley Rising Suns
The Cagayan Rising Suns were a basketball team owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio, governor of the Province of Cagayan from 2007 to 2016. The team was managed by daughter Criselda Antonio (incumbent mayor of Alcala, Cagayan) and coached by ...
(2015)
*
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal HD Spikers may refer to:
* Cignal HD Spikers (men's team), Filipino men's volleyball team
* Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Filipino women's volleyball team
{{disambiguation ...
(2018–2019)
*
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler is a men's volleyball team based in Oita City, Oita, Japan. It plays in V.League 1, the top tier of the Japanese volleyball league. It represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.
''Weisse ...
(2018–2019)
*
Visakha
Visakha ( pi, Visākhā; sa, Viśākhā), also known as Migāramāta, was a wealthy aristocratic woman who lived during the time of Gautama Buddha. She is considered to have been the chief female patron of the Buddha. Visakha founded the temple ...
(2019–2020)
* Bani Jamra (2020–2021)
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FC Tokyo (2021–2022)
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Incheon Korean Air Jumbos (2023-)
Awards
Individuals
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2012 Palarong Pambansa "Best attacker"
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UAAP Season 76 "Rookie of the Year"
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UAAP Season 76 "Season's Most Valuable Player"
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UAAP Season 77 "Best attacker"
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UAAP Season 77 "Season's Most Valuable Player"
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2015 Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"
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2015 Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"
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2015 Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"
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2015 Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
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2015 Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference "2nd Best Outside Spiker"
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UAAP Season 78 "Best attacker"
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UAAP Season 78 "Best server"
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UAAP Season 78 "Season's Most Valuable Player"
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2016 Spikers' Turf 2nd Season Collegiate Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"
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2016 Spikers' Turf 2nd Season Collegiate Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"
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UAAP Season 79 "Best attacker"
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UAAP Season 79 "Best scorer"
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UAAP Season 79 "Season's Most Valuable Player"
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2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
*
2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"
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2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"
*
UAAP Season 80 "Best scorer"
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UAAP Season 80 "Best attacker"
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UAAP Season 80 "Best server"
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UAAP Season 80 "Season's Most Valuable Player"
*
2018 Premier Volleyball League 2nd Season Reinforced Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"
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2018 Premier Volleyball League 2nd Season Reinforced Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"
*
2019 Thailand Open Sealect Tuna Championships "2nd Best Outside Spiker"
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2019 Spikers' Turf Reinforced Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
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2019 Spikers' Turf Reinforced Conference "2nd Best Outside Spiker"
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2019 Spikers' Turf Open Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
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2019 Spikers' Turf Open Conference "2nd Best Outside Spiker"
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2022 Spikers' Turf Open Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"
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2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
Special Recognitions
* 2014 GUIDON-Moro Lorenzo Sportsman of The Year
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2018 PSA Annual Awards Mr. Volleyball
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2019 PSA Annual Awards Mr. Volleyball
Club
* 2015 Cagayan Friendship Games - Bronze medal, with
Cagayan Valley Rising Suns
The Cagayan Rising Suns were a basketball team owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio, governor of the Province of Cagayan from 2007 to 2016. The team was managed by daughter Criselda Antonio (incumbent mayor of Alcala, Cagayan) and coached by ...
* 2015
Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference
The Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference is the inaugural conference of Spikers' Turf. The opening ceremony was held on April 5, 2015 with the first match of volleyball game at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, Metro Manila. There were eig ...
- Silver medal, with
Cagayan Valley Rising Suns
The Cagayan Rising Suns were a basketball team owned by the family of Alvaro Antonio, governor of the Province of Cagayan from 2007 to 2016. The team was managed by daughter Criselda Antonio (incumbent mayor of Alcala, Cagayan) and coached by ...
* 2018
Premier Volleyball League 2nd Season Reinforced Conference - Silver medal, with
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal HD Spikers may refer to:
* Cignal HD Spikers (men's team), Filipino men's volleyball team
* Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Filipino women's volleyball team
{{disambiguation ...
* 2019
Spikers' Turf 4th Season Reinforced Conference - Champions, with
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal HD Spikers may refer to:
* Cignal HD Spikers (men's team), Filipino men's volleyball team
* Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Filipino women's volleyball team
{{disambiguation ...
* 2019
Spikers' Turf 4th Season Open Conference - Champions, with
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal HD Spikers may refer to:
* Cignal HD Spikers (men's team), Filipino men's volleyball team
* Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Filipino women's volleyball team
{{disambiguation ...
* 2022
Spikers' Turf 5th Season Open Conference - Silver Medal, with
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal HD Spikers may refer to:
* Cignal HD Spikers (men's team), Filipino men's volleyball team
* Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Filipino women's volleyball team
{{disambiguation ...
* 2023
Spikers' Turf 6th Season Open Conference - Champions, with
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal HD Spikers may refer to:
* Cignal HD Spikers (men's team), Filipino men's volleyball team
* Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Filipino women's volleyball team
{{disambiguation ...
National
* 2019
Thailand Open Sealect Tuna Championships - Bronze medal
* 2019
30th Southeast Asian Games - Silver medal
References
External links
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Ateneo de Manila University alumni
Filipino men's volleyball players
University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players
Living people
1997 births
People from Marikina
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
SEA Games medalists in volleyball
SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines
Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Filipino expatriates in Bahrain
Filipino expatriate volleyball players
Outside hitters
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games