Eli Soyud

Last updated
Christine Joy Soyud
Personal information
NicknameEli
NationalityFilipino
Born (1995-12-27) December 27, 1995 (age 28)
Hometown Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
College / University De La Salle University
Adamson University
Volleyball information
Position Opposite hitter
Current club Akari Chargers

Christine Joy Soyud (born December 27, 1995) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is currently playing as an Opposite Hitter for the Akari Chargers in the PVL. [1]

Contents

Career

UAAP

Soyud made her first game appearance with De La Salle Lady Spikers in the UAAP Season 78. Her team won the title after beating Ateneo in Game 3 of the best of three series.

In 2017, she transferred in Adamson University and played for the Adamson Lady Falcons. She didn't play for the Adamson Lady Falcons in the UAAP Season 79 because she had to serve a one-year residency imposed by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for transferring from a UAAP school (La Salle) to another (Adamson). [2]

In 2018, she finally played for the Adamson Lady Falcons but they didn't enter the final four.

PVL

In 2018, Soyud played as an Outside hitter for the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors in the PSL.

In 2019, she played as an Opposite Hitter for the Motolite Power Builders in the PVL. They finished 5th place on that season. [3]

In 2020, she played for the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers in the PSL. The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

In 2021, she transferred in PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in the 2021 PVL Open Conference, where they finished 7th place on that season. [5]

In 2023, she was signed by the Akari Chargers.

Clubs

Awards

Individual

SeasonTournamentAwardRef
2017 2017 PVL Collegiate Conference 1st Best Outside Spiker [6]
2018 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference Best Opposite Spiker [7]

Collegiate

SeasonTournamentCollegiate TeamTitleRef
2014-2015 UAAP Season 77 De La Salle Lady Spikers Runner-up [8]
2015-2016 UAAP Season 78 De La Salle Lady Spikers Champions
2018 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference Adamson Lady Falcons 3rd Place [9]

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References

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