{{short description|Filipina volleyball player}} {{use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Philippine name|Tanlo|Cheng}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Djanel Cheng | image = 2025_AVC_CL_PetroGazz_DjanelCheng_(cropped).jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Cheng in 2025 | full_name = Djanel Welch Tanlo Cheng | nationality = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|09|28}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Desiree Wynea Tanlo Cheng |url=https://www.fivb.com/players/players-database/player/186109 |website=FIVB Player Database |access-date=8 January 2026}}</ref> | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | hometown = | height = 1.70m | weight = 102kg | position = Setter | college = De La Salle College of Saint Benilde | currentteam = | currentnumber = | years1 = 2015–2016 | team1 = Shopinas.com Lady Clickers | years2 = 2016 | team2 = Cignal HD Spikers | years3 = 2016 | team3 = F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | years4 = 2017–2018 | team4 = Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors | years5 = 2018–2020 | team5 = Petro Gazz Angels | years6 = 2020–2022 | team6 = Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors | years7 = 2022–2025 | team7 = Petro Gazz Angels | years8 = 2026–present | team8 = Nxled Chameleons }}
'''Djanel Welch Tanlo Cheng''' (born September 28, 1994) is a Filipina professional volleyball player for the Nxled Chameleons of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).
==Career== Djanel Cheng was a member of De La Salle College of Saint Benilde women's volleyball team. Her team claimed the first championship title in the NCAA in the NCAA Season 91 volleyball tournaments.
In 2022, Cheng returned to the Petro Gazz Angels after transferring from Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/petro-gazz-jonah-sabete-djanel-cheng-cienne-cruz-a2522-20220110|title=Petro Gazz welcomes back Djanel Cheng l, Jonah Sabete, and Cienne Cruz|first=Lance|last=Agcaoili|work=Rappler|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life== She and her sister Desiree Cheng both play volleyball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/9556/siblings-can-relate-to-these-djanel-vs-des-moments-in-the-all-cheng-pvl-face-off |title=Siblings can relate to these Djanel vs Des moments in the all-Cheng PVL face-off |work=One Sports |date=September 10, 2024}}</ref>
==Awards== ; Premier Volleyball League * '''Medals''': ** Image:Med 1.png Champions (2): 2019 Reinforced,<ref>{{cite web|title=Petro Gazz dethrones Creamline, rules PVL Reinforced Conference|url=https://tiebreakertimes-com-ph.webpkgcache.com/doc/-/s/tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/petro-gazz-dethrones-creamline-rules-pvl-reinforced-conference/154643|publisher=Tiebreaker times|access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> 2022 Reinforced<ref>{{cite web|title=Petro Gazz sweeps Cignal to rule PVL Reinforced Conference|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/petro-gazz-cignal-sweep-2022-pvl-reinforced-conference-crown-lindsey-vander-weide-myla-pablo-a5136-20221206|publisher=Spin.ph|access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> ** Image:Med 2.png Runner-up (3): 2019 Open,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/244544-game-results-pvl-open-conference-finals-creamline-petro-gazz-november-9-2019/|title=Creamline completes 20-0 sweep to retain PVL Open Conference crown|first=Leigh Nald|last=Cabildo|work=Rappler|date=November 9, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref> 2022 Open,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/volleyball/827912/creamline-sweeps-petro-gazz-to-take-2022-pvl-open-title/story/|title=Creamline sweeps Petro Gazz to take 2022 PVL Open title|first=Bea|last=Micaller|work=GMA News|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref> 2023 First All-Filipino
; Philippine Super Liga * '''Medals''': ** Image:Med 2.png Runner-up: 2015 All-Filipino<ref>{{cite web|title=PSL Finals:Petron Blaze Spikers sweeps Shopinas.com Lady Clickers in the PSL Finals|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/sports/2015/05/14/psl-finals-petron-win-all-filipino-conference-title-championship-shopinas.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100700/http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2015/05/14/psl-finals-petron-win-all-filipino-conference-title-championship-shopinas.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2015|publisher=CNN Philippines|access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> ** Image:Med 3.png Third place: 2016 Grand Prix
; PNVF Champions League * '''Medals''': ** Image:Med 1.png Champions: 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=John Mark |title=Petro Gazz jams Cignal to clinch PNVF Champions League title|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/petro-gazz-jams-cignal-to-clinch-pnvf-champions-league-title-a5172-20240210 |website=Spin.ph |access-date=February 10, 2024 |date=February 10, 2024 |archive-date=February 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210131403/https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/petro-gazz-jams-cignal-to-clinch-pnvf-champions-league-title-a5172-20240210 |url-status=live}}</ref>
; NCAA Philippines women's volleyball * '''Best Setter''' (2): 2014 (Season 89), 2015 (Season 90) * '''Medals''': ** Image:Med 1.png Champions: 2016 (Season 91)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/news/csb-lady-blazers-ssc-lady-stags-finals-ncaa-womens-volleyball|title=St. Benilde Lady Blazers topple thrice-to-beat San Sebastian to claim first NCAA women's volleyball title|publisher=Spin.ph|last=Lozada|first=Mei-Lin|date=January 28, 2016|access-date=January 28, 2016}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Djanel}} Category:Filipino women's volleyball players Category:Filipino people of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen Category:Setters (volleyball) Category:National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) players Category:Cignal HD Spikers (women) players Category:F2 Logistics Cargo Movers players Category:Petro Gazz Angels players Category:Shopinas.com Lady Clickers players Category:Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors players