Nxled Chameleons

Nxled Chameleons

Short name	Nxled
Nickname	Chameleons
Founded	2023
Owner	Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation
Head coach	Ettore Guidetti
Captain	Chiara Permentilla
League	Premier Volleyball League
2025 PVL on Tour	5th place

The Nxled Chameleons (stylized as NXLED) is a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League of the Philippines. The team is owned by the Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation.

History

The Nxled Chameleons was formed in 2023 as the second team of lighting firm Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation in the Premier Volleyball League; the first being the Akari Chargers. ^[1] They were formed ahead the second All-Filipino Conference of the 2023 season. ^[2] They appointed Takayuki Minowa, Jaja Santiago's husband as their inaugural head coach. ^[3]

Current roster

Main article: 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference

Nxled Chameleons roster
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Height	DOB	From
2		Lycha Ebon	Opposite Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1999-10-23) October 23, 1999 (age 25)	Far Eastern
3		Ennajie Laure	Outside Hitter	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1997-07-31) July 31, 1997 (age 28)	UST
5		Rachel Jorvina	Libero	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	(1998-04-19) April 19, 1998 (age 27)	MacEwan
6		Janel Delerio	Libero	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)	(1999-06-21) June 21, 1999 (age 26)	UST
7		Krich Macaslang	Middle Blocker	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	(2000-01-25) January 25, 2000 (age 25)	Adamson
8		May Luna	Outside Hitter	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	(1992-08-02) August 2, 1992 (age 33)	De La Salle
9		Chiara Permentilla  (C)	Outside Hitter	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	(1997-11-26) November 26, 1997 (age 27)	Adamson
11		Razel Aldea	Opposite Hitter	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1999-08-29) August 29, 1999 (age 26)	UPHSD
12		Mayang Nuique	Opposite Hitter		(2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 23)	Adamson
14		Jaycel delos Reyes	Middle Blocker	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1999-07-04) July 4, 1999 (age 26)	Ateneo
15		Jai Atienza	Middle Blocker	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	(1999-11-09) November 9, 1999 (age 25)	Philippines
16		Lyann De Guzman	Outside Hitter	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(2002-02-14) February 14, 2002 (age 23)	Ateneo
17		Lucille Almonte	Outside Hitter	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	(2001-01-25) January 25, 2001 (age 24)	Adamson
18		Janel Maraguinot	Setter	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	(2000-07-18) July 18, 2000 (age 25)	Ateneo
22		Jovelyn Fernandez	Opposite Hitter	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	(2001-01-04) January 4, 2001 (age 24)	Far Eastern
24		Maji Mangulabnan	Setter	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	(1999-03-24) March 24, 1999 (age 26)	UST
–		Paola Martinez Vela	Opposite Hitter		(1998-07-05) July 5, 1998 (age 27)	–

Coaching staff Head coach: Ettore Guidetti Assistant coaches: Raffy Mosuela Lorden Tiu Ronchette Lee Villegas John Paul Yude Wayne Marco Sid Gerella

Team staff Team manager: Dzi Gervacio Utility: Jerry Agaton

Medical staff Strength & conditioning coach: Miguel Olfato Physical therapist: Shane Co Nutritionist: Dr. Jo-Ann Tan Lorenzo

Season-by-season records

Season	Conference	Preliminary round	Final round	Ranking	Source
2023	Second All-Filipino	9th (4–7, 12 pts)	Did not qualify	9th place	[4]
2024	All-Filipino	8th (4–7, 11 pts)	Did not qualify	8th place	[5]
	Reinforced	10th (1–7, 3 pts)	Did not qualify	10th place	[6]
	Invitational	Did not qualify
2024–25	All-Filipino	12th (1–10, 4 pts)	Did not qualify	12th place	[7]
	PVL on Tour	2nd (4–1, 11 pts) (Pool A)	Lost in quarterfinals vs. Chery Tiggo, 0–3*	5th place	[8]
	Invitational	Did not qualify
An asterisk (*) indicates single match

Team awards

Fair Play Award

• 2024 All-Filipino

Team captains

• Dani Ravena (2023–2024)
• Janel Maraguinot (2024)
• Chiara Permentilla (2024-25-present)

Coaches

• Takayuki Minowa (2023–2024) ^[9]
• Chen Gang (2024) ^[10]
• Ettore Guidetti (2024-present) ^[11]

Imports

• Jiang Xuanyao ^[12] (2024)
• Meegan Hart ^[12] (2024)
• Paola Martinez Vela ^{[13] [14]} (2025)

References

1. "Akari forms second PVL team Nxled". Tiebreaker Times. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
2. Agcaoili, Lance (August 10, 2023). "NXLED Chameleons join PVL to hike teams to 12 ahead of All-Filipino conference". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
3. Dannug, Jonash (September 24, 2023). "Nxled taps Jaja Santiago's husband as head coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
4. "Nxled ties for 8th, repels Farm Fresh". Premier Volleyball League. December 2, 2023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
5. "Petro Gazz survives Nxled, emerges No. 1". Premier Volleyball League. April 27, 2024. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
6. "Cignal powers past Nxled, heads into QF with momentum". Premier Volleyball League. August 20, 2024. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
7. "Nxled dominates Farm Fresh to cap Play-In tournament". Premier Volleyball League. March 13, 2025. Archived from the original on March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
8. "Chery Tiggo crushes Nxled in statement win to reach semis" . Retrieved August 9, 2025.
9. Garcia, John Mark (September 23, 2023). "PVL newcomer Nxled signs Takayuki Minowa as head coach". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
10. "Report: Chinese coach to handle NxLed Chameleons". Fastbreak. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
11. "Ettore Guidetti takes the helm at Nxled". Premier Volleyball League. September 6, 2024. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
12. Demigillo, Kiko (July 16, 2024). "PVL: Nxled, Galeries Tower change imports ahead of Reinforced Conference opener". One Sports . Retrieved July 16, 2024.
13. "Nxled bolsters lineup with Spain's Paola Martinez Vela" . Retrieved September 20, 2025.
14. Dannug, Jonash (September 20, 2025). "Paola Martinez Vela joins De Guzman, Laure to form Nxled's reinforced wing trio". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 20, 2025.