AJ Pareja
{{short description|Filipino volleyball player}}
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| full_name = Andre Joseph Pareja
| nationality = Filipino
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1988|05|02}}
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| height = 1.94m
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| position =Middle Blocker
| college = Ateneo de Manila University
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Andre Joseph Pareja (born May 2, 1988) is a Filipino beach volleyball and former indoor volleyball player.
Career
=Collegiate=
Pareja play for the Blue Eagles of Ateneo de Manila University in the UAAP.
He played his last playing year with Ateneo in Season 72, where he became Season's MVP and Best Attacker.{{cite news|title=AJ Pareja out to prove he can keep up with new generation|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/aj-pareja-out-to-prove-he-can-keep-up-with-new-generation/159498|access-date=13 April 2024}}
=Clubs=
In 2013, he was signed by the Systema Active Smashers and play in the 2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference, where they bagged the silver medal.
In 2019, he came back playing in volleyball and joined Cignal HD Spikers in the Spikers' Turf.{{cite news|title=Cignal Brings back AJ Pareja, Ish Polvoroza for Spikers' Turf|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/cignal-brings-back-aj-pareja-ish-ish-polvorosa-for-spikers-turf-bid-a2437-20190811|access-date=13 April 2024}}
After his stint with Cignal, he started to play in the beach volleyball and joined different beach volleyball competition.{{cite news|title=AJ Pareja juggles time as doctor, beach volleyball player|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/423513/aj-pareja-juggles-time-as-doctor-beach-volleyball-player|access-date=13 April 2024}}
Education
Pareja graduated high school from Lourdes College in Cagayan De Oro City. He finished his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology at the Ateneo de Manila University and studied medicine at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health. He passed the physician licensure exam in 2014.{{cite news|title=AJ Pareja|url=https://hellodoctor.com.ph/expert/aj-pareja-md/|access-date=5 April 2024}}
Clubs
- {{flagicon|PHI}} Systema Active Smashers (2013)
- {{flagicon|PHI}} Cignal HD Spikers
Awards
=Individual=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="80%"
! style="width:5px;" rowspan="2"|Year ! style="width:25px;" rowspan="2"|League ! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Season/Conference ! style="width:180px;" rowspan="2"|Award ! style="width:25px;" rowspan="2"|Ref |
| rowspan=2|2010
| rowspan=2|UAAP | rowspan=2|72 | Most Valuable Player (Season) |rowspan=2| |
| Best Attacker |
| rowspan=1|2013
|PSL | rowspan=1|Grand Prix | 1st Best Middle Blocker |
| align=center
| 2014 |POC-PSC | Best Blocker | |
=Collegiate=
; Ateneo Blue Eagles
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="80%"
! style="width:200px;" rowspan="2"|Year ! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|UAAP Season ! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"|Award ! style="width:25px;" rowspan="2"|Ref |
| align=center
|2010 |72 |style="background: #c96;" | 3rd place | |
=Clubs=
References
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Category:Filipino men's volleyball players
Category:Philippines international volleyball players
Category:Ateneo de Manila University alumni
Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players