# Dij Rodriguez

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| name            = Dij Rodriguez
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| full_name       = Floremel Rodriguez 
| nickname        = Dij
| position        = [Opposite Hitter](/source/Opposite_Hitter) 
| currentclub     = [Creamline Cool Smashers](/source/Creamline_Cool_Smashers)
| currentnumber   =4
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| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1996|8|29|mf=y}}
| birth_place     = [Dumaguete](/source/Dumaguete), [Negros Oriental](/source/Negros_Oriental), Philippines
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| college         = [SWU](/source/Southwestern_University_(Philippines))
| years1          = 2024–present
| team1           = [Creamline Cool Smashers](/source/Creamline_Cool_Smashers)
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*2019
*2023
*2025
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| teammates       = {{ubl|
*[Bernadeth Pons](/source/Bernadeth_Pons)
*Gen Eslapor
*[Sunny Villapando](/source/Sunny_Villapando)
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{{MedalSport | Women's [volleyball](/source/volleyball)}}
{{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[Southeast Asian Games](/source/Southeast_Asian_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2025 Thailand](/source/2025_SEA_Games)|[Women's beach](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2025_SEA_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2021 Vietnam](/source/2021_SEA_Games)|[Women's beach](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2021_SEA_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2019 Philippines](/source/2019_SEA_Games)|[Women's beach](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2019_SEA_Games)}}
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'''Floremel''' "'''Dij'''" '''Rodriguez''' is a Filipina professional [volleyball](/source/volleyball) player. In indoor volleyball, she is an opposite hitter for the [Creamline Cool Smashers](/source/Creamline_Cool_Smashers) of the [Premier Volleyball League](/source/Premier_Volleyball_League) (PVL). She also plays [beach volleyball](/source/beach_volleyball) and is a member of the [Philippines national beach volleyball team](/source/Philippines_women's_national_beach_volleyball_team).

==Early life and education==
Rodriguez was born on August 29, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Floremel Rodriguez - Players |url=https://pvl.ph/players/floremel-rodriguez |publisher=Premier Volleyball League |access-date=22 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="oca1">{{cite web |title=Beach Volleyball -  RODRIGUEZ Floremel |url=https://www.ocagames.com/HZ_Info/AG2022-/en/results/beach-volleyball/athlete-profile-n2024028-rodriguez-floremel.htm |website=The 19th Asian Games |access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> She attended the [Southwestern University](/source/Southwestern_University_(Philippines)) (SWU) in [Cebu City](/source/Cebu_City) pursuing a degree in criminology.<ref name=stayinghome>{{cite news |title=Staying Home |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/97242/staying-home |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=6 July 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
===Beach volleyball===
Dij Rodriguez represented the SWU Lady Cobras at the beach volleyball tournament of the [CESAFI](/source/CESAFI) debuting in 2013.<ref name="petron">{{cite news |title=Petron taps Dij Rodriguez as Pons' partner in PSL Challenge Cup |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/petron-taps-dij-rodriguez-pons-partner-psl-challenge-cup/149714 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=15 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=hiss>{{cite news |title=Cobras hiss to reclaim Cesafi title |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/cobras-hiss-to-reclaim-cesafi-title |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Sunstar |date=19 November 2013}}</ref> She was named CESAFI MVP in 2015.<ref name=bvr1>{{cite news |title=National team spots at stake in BVR On Tour beach volleyball |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/140133/national-team-spots-stake-bvr-tour-beach-volleyball |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=19 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SWU to play without star spiker in Rider Beach volley |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/93936/swu-to-play-without-star-spiker-in-rider-beach-volley |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Cebu Daily News |date=19 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref> She decided to finished her final year (academic year 2016-17) with SWU.<ref name=stayinghome/>

[Petron XCS](/source/Petron_Blaze_Spikers) tapped Rodriguez and [Bernadeth Pons](/source/Bernadeth_Pons) for the [2019 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup](/source/2019_Philippine_Super_Liga_Beach_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup) of the [Philippine Super Liga](/source/Philippine_Super_Liga)<ref name="petron"/> The pair won Petron's third consecutive title.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Co |first1=Chris |title=3-peat sa Petron XCS |url=https://qa.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2019/05/20/1919222/3-peat-sa-petron-xcs |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=The Philippine Star |date=20 May 2019 |language=fil}}</ref>

Rodriguez partnering with [Sunny Villapando](/source/Sunny_Villapando), finished as runners-up in the 2025 PNVF Beach Volleyball National Open losing to [Sisi Rondina](/source/Sisi_Rondina) and Pons in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=SiPons complete comeback over Villapando-Rodriguez in all-Alas PNVF beach volley final |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/sipons-complete-comeback-over-villapando-rodriguez-in-all-alas-pnvf-beach-volley-final/338415 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=25 May 2025}}</ref>

====National team====
Rodriguez has represented the Philippines in beach volleyball in the [SEA Games](/source/SEA_Games). She won two bronze medals in the [2019](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2019_SEA_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_beach_volleyball_tournament) and [2021 editions](/source/Beach_volleyball_at_the_2021_SEA_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament).<ref>{{cite news |title=PH beach volley teams dispatch Vietnamese foes to settle for bronze medals |url=https://www.spin.ph/multisport/sea-games/philippine-beach-volleyball-teams-bronze-medals-sea-games-jovelyn-gonzaga-dij-rodriguez-sisi-rondina-bernadeth-pons-a1373-20220520 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=20 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

At the [2022 Asian Games](/source/2022_Asian_Games) in [Hangzhou](/source/Hangzhou), China, Rodriguez paired with Gen Eslapor for the [beach volleyball tournament](/source/Beach_volleyball_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=Asian Games: Dij Rodriguez, Gen Eslapor barge into beach volley quarterfinal |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/530395/asian-games-dij-rodriguez-gen-eslapor-barge-into-beach-volley-quarterfinal |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=24 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> They finished as quarterfinalists.<ref name="oca1"/>

===Indoor volleyball===
The [Creamline Cool Smashers](/source/Creamline_Cool_Smashers) of the [Premier Volleyball League](/source/Premier_Volleyball_League) signed Rodriguez in February 2024 in the lead up of the [2024 All-Filipino Conference](/source/2024_Premier_Volleyball_League_All-Filipino_Conference). She filled the role of opposite hitter.<ref>{{cite news |title=PVL: Creamline officially welcomes beach volleyball star Dij Rodriguez to Cool Smashers |url=https://www.onesports.ph/story/?q=6981e4de5ec1330002085869 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=One Sports |date=23 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rich get richer: Creamline snags Dij Rodriguez to join recruits De Leon, Lazaro-Revilla |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/creamline-signs-dij-rodriguez-february-2024/ |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Rappler |date=13 February 2024}}</ref> This marked Rodriguez's transition from beach volleyball to indoor volleyball.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=John Mark |title=Pons thrilled to see beach volley pal Dij make transition to PVL |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/pons-pleased-for-dij-rodriguez-creamline-debut-a5172-20240313 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=13 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Creamline Cool Smashers current roster}}
{{Creamline Cool Smashers 2026 PVL All-Filipino champions}}

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Category:Filipino women's volleyball players
Category:Living people
Category:1996 births
Category:Volleyball players at the 2019 SEA Games
Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
Category:SEA Games medalists in volleyball
Category:Filipino women's beach volleyball players
Category:Volleyball players at the 2021 SEA Games
Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen
Category:Opposite hitters
Category:Creamline Cool Smashers players
Category:Petron Blaze Spikers players
Category:SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
Category:Volleyball players at the 2025 SEA Games
Category:Beach volleyball players at the 2022 Asian Games

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