Marck Espejo

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Marck Espejo
Personal information
Full nameMarck Jesus Paguirigan Espejo
NationalityFilipino
Born (1997-03-01) March 1, 1997 (age 27)
Hometown Marikina, Philippines
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block335 cm (132 in)
College / University Ateneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Criss Cross King Crunchers
Career
YearsTeams
2015 Cagayan Valley
2018–2019,
2022, 2023		 Cignal
2018–2019 Weisse Adler
2019–2020 Visakha
2020–2021Bani Jamra
2021–2022 FC Tokyo
2023–2024 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2024– Criss Cross King Crunchers
National team
2015–present Philippines
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Manila Team
ASEAN University Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Singapore Team

Marck Jesus Paguirigan Espejo (born March 1, 1997) is a Filipino volleyball athlete currently playing for the Criss Cross King Crunchers of the Spikers' Turf. He is also member of the Philippines men's national volleyball team and played collegiate volleyball with Ateneo de Manila University. [1] [2]

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Career

Youth

Espejo studied at the Santa Elena High School - Marikina. [3] While playing for his secondary school, Espejo bagged the Best Attacker awards in the 2012 Palarong Pambansa, [4] 2011 National Milo Little Olympics Championship,[ citation needed ] 2012 and 2013 NCR Volleyball Regional Meet.[ citation needed ]

Collegiate

As a multi-awarded high school volleyball player, he was recruited by Ateneo De Manila University to play for its men's varsity volleyball team. [5] Espejo won the 2014 GUIDON-Moro Lorenzo Sportsman of The Year award. [6]

UAAP

In the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Volleyball Championship, Espejo led Ateneo's team to win three consecutive championships from UAAP Season 77 to UAAP Season 79. [7]

In UAAP Season 76 where Ateneo finished as runner-ups, [8] Espejo was hailed as the Rookie of the Year and Season's MVP [9] while in UAAP Season 77 as Best Attacker and Season's MVP. [10] In UAAP Season 78, he received three awards: Best Attacker, Best Server, and Season's MVP. [11] Espejo also bagged the UAAP Season 79 Best Scorer, Best Attacker, and Season's MVP. [12] He ended his UAAP stint with Ateneo in 2018 with a loss to the National University in the final of UAAP Season 80. [8] 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, and Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference in addition to the Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference championship. [13]

In the Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference 2nd Best Outside Spiker, Conference and Finals MVP, Spikers' Turf 2nd Season Collegiate Conference 1st Best Outside Spiker and Conference MVP, and 2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference 1st Best Outside Spiker, Conference and Finals MVP. [14] [15] [16] He was also awarded as the 1st Best Outside Spiker in the Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference. [17]

Club career

Early years: Philippines

Espejo helped the Cagayan Valley Rising Suns in snatching the bronze medal in the Cagayan Friendship Games and silver medal in the Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference in 2015.

Following the end of his UAAP stint with Ateneo, Espejo was set to play for Cignal HD Spikers in the men's division of the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference. [8]

Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler

In May 2018, Espejo received an offer to play for a team in Japan. [8] On May 27, it was announced that he has officially signed to play for the Japanese club, Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler. He was recommended by Godfrey Owese Okumu, the coach of the University of the Philippines' women's team. [18]

Visakha

In December 2019, Espejo joined Visakha of the Volleyball Thailand League. [19] He debuted for the club in January 2020. [20]

Bani Jamra

Espejo moved to Bahrain in November 2020 to play for Bani Jamra of the Isa bin Rashid Volleyball League. [21] 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. [22]

FC Tokyo

Espejo returned to Japan, after he was signed in to play for FC Tokyo for the 2021–21 season of V.League. [23]

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 the Korean V-League. [24]

Return to the Philippines

Espejo would return to the Philippines to play for the Criss Cross King Crunchers in the 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference. [25]

International

In 2015, he was chosen member of the Philippine national team. [26]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Special Recognitions

Club

National

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