Marck Jesus Paguirigan Espejo (born March 1, 1997) is a Filipino volleyball athlete who will play for of the V.League. He is also member of the Philippines men's national volleyball team and played collegiate volleyball with Ateneo de Manila University.

Career

Youth

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

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. Espejo won the 2014 GUIDON-Moro Lorenzo Sportsman of The Year award.

UAAP

In the

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(UAAP) Volleyball Championship, Espejo led Ateneo's team to win three consecutive championships from

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. In

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where Ateneo finished as runner-ups, Espejo was hailed as the Rookie of the Year and Season's MVP while in

as Best Attacker and Season's MVP. In

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, he received three awards: Best Attacker, Best Server, and Season's MVP. Espejo also bagged the

Best Scorer, Best Attacker, and Season's MVP. He ended his UAAP stint with Ateneo in 2018 with a loss to the National University in the final of UAAP Season 80. 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. 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. He was also awarded as the 1st Best Outside Spiker in the Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference.

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.

Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler

In May 2018, Espejo received an offer to play for a team in Japan. On May 27, it was announced that he has officially signed to play for the Japanese club,

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. He was recommended by Godfrey Owese Okumu, the coach of the University of the Philippines' women's team.

Visakha

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

Bani Jamra

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

FC Tokyo

Espejo returned to Japan, after he was signed in to play for

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for the 2021–21 season of V.League.

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.

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.

Kubota Spears Osaka

Espejo will return to Japan and signed to play for for the 2024–2025 season of the rebranded V.League.

International

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

Clubs

* Cagayan Valley Rising Suns (2015) * Cignal HD Spikers (2018–2019,

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(2018–2019) * Visakha (2019–2020) * Bani Jamra (2020–2021) *

(2021–2022) *

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(2023–2024) * Criss Cross King Crunchers (2024) * (2024–2025)

Awards

Individuals

Special Recognitions

* 2014 GUIDON-Moro Lorenzo Sportsman of The Year * 2018 PSA Annual Awards Mr. Volleyball * 2019 PSA Annual Awards Mr. Volleyball

Club

* 2015 Cagayan Friendship Games – Bronze medal, with Cagayan Valley Rising Suns * 2015 Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference – Silver medal, with Cagayan Valley Rising Suns * 2018 Premier Volleyball League 2nd Season Reinforced Conference – Silver medal, with Cignal HD Spikers * 2019 Spikers' Turf 4th Season Reinforced Conference – Champions, with Cignal HD Spikers * 2019 Spikers' Turf 4th Season Open Conference – Champions, with Cignal HD Spikers * 2022 Spikers' Turf 5th Season Open Conference – Silver Medal, with Cignal HD Spikers * 2023 Spikers' Turf 6th Season Open Conference – Champions, with Cignal HD Spikers

National

* 2019 Thailand Open Sealect Tuna Championships – Bronze medal * 2019 30th Southeast Asian Games – Silver medal

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Espejo, Marck Ateneo de Manila University alumni Filipino men's volleyball players University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Living people 1997 births People from Marikina Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games medalists in volleyball SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Japan Filipino expatriates in Bahrain Filipino expatriate volleyball players Outside hitters Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games 21st-century Filipino sportsmen