Alyja Daphne Santiago
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Jaja Santiago playing for The National University
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| Full name | Alyja Daphne Santiago | ||||||||
| Nickname | Jaja | ||||||||
| Nationality | Philippines | ||||||||
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January 20, 1996 Cavite City, Philippines |
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| Hometown | Tanza, Cavite | ||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||
| Spike | 280 cm (110 in) | ||||||||
| Block | 277 cm (109 in) | ||||||||
| College(s) | National University | ||||||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker/Opposite Hitter | ||||||||
| Current club | Foton Tornadoes | ||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||
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Alyja Daphne Santiago or commonly known as Jaja Santiago (born 20 January 1996 in Cavite City) is a Filipino volleyball player who played with the PSL All Stars club in the 2016 FIVB Club World Championship in the Philippines. She is a member of Philippines national team and the tallest in the current roster.
Santiago was born on January 20, 1996, the fourth 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, Aleona Denise "Dindin" Santiago, both played for the women's volleyball in different leagues, she and Dindin 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.
Santiago led the NU Lady Bulldogs to win back to back in the Shakey's V-League 13th Season Collegiate Conference without her sister Dindin to support her, despite that she was crowned as the Conference Most Valuable Player award, and the Best Middle Blocker. She was also crowned as the Most Valuable Player in the 2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix in a back to back win too, with Foton Tornadoes.
She started her rookie collegiate volleyball career with the UST Golden Tigresses, with her sister Dindin before transferring to National University to follow her sister. After being transferred from UST to the NU Lady Bulldogs, currently Santiago is the team captain, playing her 4th year. She is still undecided if she will use her fifth and final year, after being eliminated by the UST Golden Tigresses in the UAAP Season 79 Women's Volleyball.
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