Dindin Santiago-Manabat

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Dindin Santiago-Manabat

| image =

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| caption =

| fullname = Aleona Denise Antonio Santiago-Manabat

| nickname = Dindin

| nationality = Filipino

| birth_name = Aleona Denise Antonio Santiago

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|09|26|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Tanza, Cavite, Philippines

| hometown =

| height = 1.88 m

| weight = 65 kg

| spike = 284 cm

| block = 270 cm

| college = National University
University of Santo Tomas

| position = Middle blocker / Wing Spiker

| currentclub = Choco Mucho Flying Titans

| currentnumber =

| years1 = 2013

| team1 = Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers

| years2 = 2014

| team2 = PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters

| years3 = 2014–15

| team3 = Petron Blaze Spikers

| years4 = 2015–16

| team4 = RC Cola-Army Troopers

| years5 = 2016–18

| team5 = Foton Tornadoes

| years6 = 2018–19

| team6 = Toray Arrows

| years7 = 2019

| team7 = Foton Tornadoes

| years8 = 2019–20

| team8 = Kurobe AquaFairies

| years9 = 2020–22

| team9 = Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers

| years10 = 2021

| team10 = Rebisco Philippines

| years11 = 2022–23

| team11 = Nakhon Ratchasima

| years12 = 2023–24

| team12 = Akari Chargers

| years13 = 2024–present

| team13 = Choco Mucho Flying Titans

| nationalyears = 2013–present

| nationalteam = Philippines

| medaltemplates =

}}

Aleona Denise "Dindin" Antonio Santiago-Manabat (born September 26, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player.{{cite web|title=PETRON BLAZE SPIKERS|url=http://philippinesuperliga.com/wp/teams/psl-grand-prix-womens-teams/petron-blaze-spikers/|publisher=Philippine Super Liga|access-date=5 December 2014}} She played in the UAAP during her collegiate years for the NU Lady Bulldogs and started her professional career in the Philippine Super Liga as the first overall pick in the 2014 season for Petron Blaze Spikers.

Personal life

Dindin Santiago was born on September 26, 1993, the third of five siblings.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} Her brother (Axel Leonard, 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, Jaja (now Sachi Minowa), are both playing for various women's volleyball club teams in different leagues. Her father, Jojo Santiago, was a former basketball player of the University of Manila while her mother, Alma Antonio, is a caregiver in Israel.{{cite news|url= http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/11/17/13/dindin-and-jaja-santiagos-twin-dreams|title=COLUMN: Dindin and Jaja Santiago's twin dreams|last=Olivares|first=Rick|newspaper=ABS-CBN News|date=17 November 2013|access-date=2 October 2016}}

She is married to basketball coach Chico Manabat.{{cite news|url=http://rivals.ph/hype/2015/02/21/25688/now-shes-married-dindin-santiago-excited/|title=Now that she's married, what is Dindin Santiago most|newspaper=Rivals|date=21 February 2015|access-date=2 October 2016}}

Career

Santiago won the SVL 10th Season 1st, Conference won the Conference Most Valuable Player award,{{cite web|url=http://www.v-league.ph/2013/05/25/dindin-santiago-a-cut-above-the-rest/ |title=DINDIN SANTIAGO – A CUT ABOVE THE REST |access-date=5 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207001821/http://www.v-league.ph/2013/05/25/dindin-santiago-a-cut-above-the-rest/ |archive-date=7 December 2014 }} the SVL 10th Season 1st, Conference Conference Most Valuable Player and Best Server.{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/361559/sports/campussports/v-league-dindin-santiago-named-mvp-best-server|title=Dindin Santiago named MVP, Best Server|publisher=GMA News Online|date=18 May 2014|access-date=10 December 2014}} She has also won the SVL 11th Season, 1st Conference Conference Most Valuable Player award{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.ph/sports/volleyball/news/national-university-star-dindin-santiago-bags-second-v-league-mvp-award-v02|title=National University star Dindin Santiago bags second V-League MVP award|last=Lozada|first=Mei-Lin|publisher=SPIN|date=18 May 2014|access-date=10 December 2014}} and the 2014 PSL Grand Prix 2nd Best Middle Blocker individual award.{{cite web|url=http://philippinesuperliga.com/wp/2014/12/congratulations-new-champs-petron-blaze-spikers/|title=Congratulations to our Individual Awardees!|publisher=Philippine Super Liga|date=2 December 2014|access-date=2 December 2014}}

She started her rookie collegiate volleyball career with the UST Golden Tigresses, before transferring to National University. After being transferred from UST 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 Smart-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 PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters to win the match.

Her first professional team, where she was the first draft pick for the 2014 season with Petron Blaze Spikers{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/04/02/1308013/santiago-marano-lead-draft-picks-philippine-super-liga|title=Santiago, Marano lead draft picks in Philippine Super Liga|last=Villar|first=Joey|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=2 April 2014|access-date=5 December 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/sportztackle/winner-winners-first-philippine-super-liga-draft-145502086.html|title=The winner and winners of the first Philippine Super Liga Draft|last1=Zarate|first1=Noel|publisher=Yahoo! Philippines|date=3 April 2014|access-date=5 December 2014}} and debuted in the 2014 All-Filipino Conference of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL).{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/149249/psl-draft-petron-picks-santiago-airasia-tabs-2-time-mvp-marano|title=PSL Draft: Petron picks Santiago; AirAsia tabs 2-time MVP Maraño|last=Tupas|first=Cedelf|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=3 April 2014|access-date=19 December 2014}} In early December 2015, Santiago took a leave of absence from the sport because of her pregnancy.{{cite news|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/12/09/pregnant-dindin-santiago-manabat-leaves-petron-7042|title=Pregnant Dindin Santiago-Manabat leaves Petron|newspaper=ABS-CBN News|date=9 December 2015|access-date=2 October 2016}}

First joined as a guest player during the 11th Season, 3rd Conference of the Shakey's V-League.{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.ph/volleyball/news/shakeys-vleague-foreign-reinforced-army-dindin-santiago-rachel-daquis|title=VOLLEYBALL Army taps Dindin Santiago, Mina Aganon as Lady Troopers go All-Filipino in V-League's Foreign Reinforced Conference|publisher=Sports Interactive Network Philippines|date=4 October 2014|access-date=5 December 2014}} On August 18, 2016, Santiago announced that she will join the Foton Tornadoes for the 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference, playing alongside her sister, Jaja.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/news/dindin-santiago-manabat-announces-comeback-reunites-sister-jaja-foton/|title=Dindin Santiago-Manabat announces comeback, reunites with sister Jaja at Foton|newspaper=Fox Sports Asia|date=18 August 2016|access-date=2 October 2016}} She won the bronze medal in the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference with the Foton Tornadoes.{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/275453/foton-grabs-bronze-medal-in-psl-grand-prix|title=Foton grabs bronze medal in PSL Grand Prix|newspaper=The Philippine Daily Inquirer|last=Giongco|first=Mark|date=December 12, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2017}} She is set to play in the Japan V.League for Toray Arrows.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/911222/santiago-sisters-to-see-action-in-japan-v-premier-league/|title=Santiago sisters to see action in Japan V.Premier League|newspaper=Fox Sports}}

Clubs

{{flagicon|PHI}} Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers (2013)
{{flagicon|PHI}} PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters (2014)
{{flagicon|PHI}} Petron Blaze Spikers (2014-2015)
{{flagicon|PHI}} RC Cola-Army Troopers (2015–2016)
{{flagicon|PHI}} Foton Tornadoes (2016–2019)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Toray Arrows (2018–2019)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kurobe AquaFairies (2019–2020)
{{flagicon|PHI}} Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers (2020–2022)
{{flagicon|PHI}} Rebisco Philippines
{{flagicon|THA}} Nakhon Ratchasima (2022–2023)
{{flagicon|PHI}} Akari Chargers (2023–2024)
{{flagicon|PHI}} Choco Mucho Flying Titans (2024–present)

Awards

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= Clubs =

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! style="width:180px;" rowspan="2"|Title

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2013

|2013 SVL Open Conference

|Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers

| bgcolor=silver align=center | Runner-up

|{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/331709/v-league-cagayan-valley-rising-suns-complete-perfect-run-top-open-conference/story/|title=V-League: Cagayan Valley Rising Suns complete perfect run, top Open Conference}}

rowspan="2"|2014

|2014 SVL Reinforced Open Conference

|PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters

|style="background:#c96;" | 3rd Place

2014 SVL Reinforced Open Conference

|Philippine Army Lady Troopers

| bgcolor=silver align=center | Runner-up

2014

| 2014 PSL Grand Prix Conference

|rowspan="3"|Petron Blaze Spikers

|style="background:gold;" | Champions

rowspan="2"|2015