Erika Santos

Erika Santos
Personal information
Full nameErika Mae Santos
NationalityFilipino
Born (1999-10-25) October 25, 1999 (age 26)
Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spike295 cm (116 in)
Block290 cm (114 in)
College / UniversityDe La Salle University
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter
Current teamCapital1 Solar Spikers
Career
YearsTeams
2022–2025PLDT High Speed Hitters
2025–2026Cignal Super Spikers
2026–Capital1 Solar Spikers

Erika Mae Santos (born October 25, 1999) is a Filipino professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for the Capital1 Solar Spikers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).

Santos played for the De La Salle Lady Spikers in college. In July 2022, she entered the pro leagues with the PLDT High Speed Hitters. After three years, she switched to their sister team Cignal HD Spikers in May 2025. In her first conference with Cignal, the 2025 PVL on Tour, she won her first PVL Most Valuable Player award. When Cignal disbanded in 2026, Santos signed with the Capital1 Solar Spikers.

Early life

Erika Mae Santos was born on October 25, 1999, in Angeles City in the Philippines.

Career

Collegiate

Santos played for the Lady Spikers of the De La Salle University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

She played her last playing year in the UAAP in Season 84, where they fell short on getting the championship title against NU Lady Bulldogs. She forgoes her three years of UAAP eligibility left to become a professional player in 2022.

Club

Santos was signed in by the PLDT High Speed Hitters of the Premier Volleyball League in July 2022. She left in April 2025.

Santos was able to move to the Cignal HD Spikers in May 2025, ahead of the 2025 PVL on Tour. She stayed until the disbandment of the team, later known as the Cignal Super Spikers, after the 2026 All-Filipino Conference.

In May 2026, she transferred to Capital1 Solar Spikers.

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Year League Season Title Ref
2025 PVL on Tour MVP (Conference)

Collegiate

Year League Season Title Ref
2019 UAAP 81 3rd Place
2022 84 Runner-up

Clubs

Year Season/Conference Club Title Ref
2026All-FilipinoCignal Super SpikersRunner-up

References

  1. ↑ "Capita1 signs MVPs Gandler and Santos". May 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Erika Mae Santos - Players". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ "NU Lady Bulldogs end 65 years drought sweeps UAAP". Tiebreaker times. June 21, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "La Salle's Erika Santos leaves school early to play for PLDT". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ "La Salle's Erika Santos turns pro join PLDT". Tiebreaker Times. July 6, 2022. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Agcaoili, Lance (May 16, 2025). "PVL: Erika Santos joins Cignal HD Spikers ahead of new conference". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Erika Santos signs with Cignal". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ Dioquino, Delfin (April 28, 2026). "Cignal becomes latest team to take leave of absence from PVL". Rappler. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  9. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (May 14, 2026). "PVL: Vanie Gandler, Erika Santos bolster Capital 1". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Erika Santos shines as PVL on Tour MVP". Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  11. ↑ Reyes, Mark Anthony (June 22, 2022). "NU Lady Bulldogs sweep season to end 65 years drought for UAAP volleyball title". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Creamline reclaims PVL supremacy after three title-less conferences". Retrieved April 23, 2026.