Faith Janine Shirley Mallonga Nisperos (born January 2, 2000) is a Filipino volleyball player who plays for the

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of the

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Early life and education

Faith was raised in

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, to Ferdie and Sheila Nisperos. She is the second of the couple's four children. Faith Nisperos went to

Ateneo de Davao University Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU; ) is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. It is run by the Philippine Jesuit Province. Before the Jesuits took over administration of the schoo ...

for her elementary education but transferred to Nazareth School of

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(NU) in seventh grade, thanks to a recruiting effort by Coach Edgar Barroga. She completed her senior high school studies in the same school. She attended the Ateneo de Manila University for her collegiate studies.

Career

College

Nisperos played for the Blue Eagles of the Ateneo de Manila University in the

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(UAAP) volleyball championships. She played alongside her sister, Yssa. She ended her stint with Ateneo in Season 85, after deciding to sign with the Akari Chargers in 2023. She foregoed her final year of eligibility.

Club

Nisperos initially played in the

as part of the

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, which was under a partnership with the National University at the time, in 2018 In 2021, she was part of the Philippine national team which competed as Rebisco Philippines, in the

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. After the conclusion of

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in 2023, Nisperos joined PVL. Seven teams offered her contracts. She eventually signed with the

National team

Nisperos has represented the Philippines in international tournaments. In 2014, she was part of the squad that took part in the

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. The Philippines returned to the tournament after a six year absence. In 2021, Nisperos was a member of the Rebisco Women's Team Asian Club Volleyball Championships in Thailand. Nisperos returned to international play when she and her Akari teammates were included in the Philippine senior national team squad which played in the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup in Indonesia from June 18 to 25. They finished seventh-place out of 11 teams winning a total of three games. In 2024, she was added to be part of the Alas Pilipinas women's volleyball team, a long-term national team led by captain

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and built with a podium finish in the

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as the ultimate goal. She mainly played as an opposite spiker, backing up Angel Canino first, then Alyssa Solomon. Her team won three bronze medals in one calendar year.

Clubs

* Balipure-NU Water Defenders (2018) * Rebisco Philippines (2021) *

(2023–present)

Awards

Individual

* '' 2013 UAAP Season 76 Juniors – "Rookie of the Year"'' * '' 2014 UAAP Season 77 Juniors – "Season's Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2015 UAAP Season 78 Juniors – "Best attacker" and "Finals' Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2016 UAAP Season 79 Juniors – "1st Best Outside Hitter" and "Season's Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2017 UAAP Season 80 Juniors – "1st Best Outside Hitter" and "Finals' Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2022 UAAP Season 84 Women’s – "2nd Best Outside Hitter"'' * '' 2015 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League Season 12 – NCR Leg "Best middle blocker" and "Most valuable player" * '' 2015 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League Season 12 – League of Champions "Best outside hitter"'' * '' 2016 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League Season 13 – NCR Leg "Best outside hitter" and "Most valuable player"'' * '' 2016 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League Season 13 National Finals – "Best outside hitter"'' * '' 2016 Shakey's Girls Volleyball League Season 13 International Championship – "Most valuable player"'' * '' 2015 Palarong Pambansa – "Best blocker" and "Most valuable player"'' * '' 2019 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference – "2nd Best Outside Hitter"'' * '' 2022 V-League Women's Division Season 14 Collegiate Challenge – "1st Best Outside Hitter" and "Conference and Finals Most Valuable Player"''

Collegiate team

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− Bronze medal, with

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* UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament − Bronze medal, with

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- Gold medal, with

Club team

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− Silver medal, with

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− Bronze medal, with

References

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