{{short description|Filipino volleyball player}} {{Infobox volleyball player | image = Eli Soyud AFC Bronze.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | name = Eli Soyud | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|27}} | hometown = Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines | height = 1.78m | weight = | spike = | block = | position = Opposite hitter | currentnumber = | college = De La Salle University<br>Adamson University | currentclub = Akari Chargers | years1 = | team1 = | years2 = | team2 = | years3 = | team3 = | years4 = | team4 = | years5 = | team5 = | years6 = | team6 = | years7 = | team7 = | nationalyears = | nationalteam = | updated = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Christine Joy Soyud''' (born December 27, 1995) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is currently playing as an Opposite Hitter for the Akari Chargers in the PVL.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bang Pineda, Eli Soyud join Akari Chargers|date=9 January 2023 |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/492690/pvl-bang-pineda-eli-soyud-join-akari-power-chargers|publisher=Inquirer|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
==Career== ===UAAP=== Soyud made her first game appearance with De La Salle Lady Spikers in the UAAP Season 78. Her team won the title after beating Ateneo in Game 3 of the best of three series.
In 2017, she transferred in Adamson University and played for the Adamson Lady Falcons. She didn't play for the Adamson Lady Falcons in the UAAP Season 79 because she had to serve a one-year residency imposed by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for transferring from a UAAP school (La Salle) to another (Adamson).<ref>{{cite web|title=Eli Soyud finds new home in Adamson|date=28 April 2019 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/eli-soyud-finds-home-adamson/147916|publisher=Tiebreaker Times|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
In 2018, she finally played for the Adamson Lady Falcons but they didn't enter the final four.
===PVL===
In 2018, Soyud played as an Outside hitter for the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors in the PSL.
In 2019, she played as an Opposite Hitter for the Motolite Power Builders in the PVL. They finished 5th place on that season.<ref>{{cite web|title= Motolite turns back Balipure fan semis hopes|date=22 June 2019 |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/06/22/1928639/motolite-turns-back-balipure-fan-semis-hopes/|publisher=Philstar|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
In 2020, she played for the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers in the PSL. The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=petrogazzin>{{cite news |last1=Villar |first1=Joey |title=Petro Gazz in, Petron, Generika and Marinerang Pilipina out as Supeliga vows strong comeback |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/12/06/2061911/petro-gazz-in-petron-generika-and-marinerang-pilipina-out-supeliga-vows-strong-comeback |access-date=December 6, 2020 |work=The Philippine Star |date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>
In 2021, she transferred in PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in the 2021 PVL Open Conference, where they finished 7th place on that season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/414659/pldt-taps-soyud-basas-gabarde-viray-ahead-of-pvl-return|title=PLDT taps Soyud, Basas, Gabarde, Viray ahead of PVL return|first=Bong |last=Lozada|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=February 5, 2021|access-date=August 23, 2021}}</ref>
In 2023, she was signed by the Akari Chargers. The press corps would later award Soyud Most Improved Player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/30540/eli-soyud-s-career-high-powers-akari-to-semis-win-over-choco-mucho-pvl-highlights|title= Eli Soyud's career-high powers Akari to semis win over Choco Mucho: PVL Highlights|website=One Sports|date=March 29, 2025|accessdate=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/5/10/soyud-eroa-saet-to-be-feted-with-special-citations-at-pvl-pc-awards-night-1501|date=May 10, 2025|accessdate=June 1, 2025|title=Soyud, Eroa, Saet to be feted with special citations at PVL PC Awards Night|website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref>
==Clubs== * {{flagicon|PHI}} Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors (2018) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Motolite Power Builders (2019) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Generika-Ayala Lifesavers (2020) * {{flagicon|PHI}} PLDT Home Fibr Hitters (2021–2023) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Akari Chargers (2023–present)
==Awards== ===Individual=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:5px;"|Year ! style="width:25px;"|League ! style="width:100px;"|Season/Conference ! style="width:180px;"|Award ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- | 2017 |rowspan=2|PVL | Collegiate | ''1st Best Outside Spiker'' |<ref>{{cite news|last=Escarlote |first=Mark |date=October 14, 2017 |title=Santiago named PVL Collegiate Conference MVP |url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2017/10/14/santiago-named-pvl-collegiate-conference-mvp-32252 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015095009/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2017/10/14/santiago-named-pvl-collegiate-conference-mvp-32252 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |work=ABS-CBN Sports|access-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2018 | Collegiate | ''Best Opposite Spiker'' |<ref>{{cite news|last=Escarlote|first=Mark|date=September 12, 2018|title=PVL: Molde claims MVP recognition|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/09/12/pvl-molde-claims-mvp-recognition-46813|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912165730/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/09/12/pvl-molde-claims-mvp-recognition-46813|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2018|work=ABS-CBN Sports|access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> |- |- | 2024-25 | PVL | All-Filipino | ''Most Improved Player'' |<ref>{{cite news|last=Malanum |first=Jean |date=May 9, 2025 |title=Akari's Soyud to be feted in PVL Press Corps Awards Night |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1249776 |website=PNA|access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> |}
=== Collegiate === {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:5px;"|Year ! style="width:25px;"|League ! style="width:100px;"|Season/Conference ! style="width:100px;"|Collegiate Team ! style="width:150px;"|Title ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- |2015 | rowspan=2|UAAP | UAAP Season 77 | rowspan=2|De La Salle Lady Spikers | style="background:silver;" | '''Runner-up''' |<ref>{{cite news |last=Bracher |first=Jane |title=Ateneo sweeps season, repeats as UAAP volleyball champion |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/86845-ateneo-sweeps-season-repeat-uaap-volleyball-champion/ |access-date=September 7, 2021 |work=Rappler |issue=March 14, 2015}}</ref> |- | 2016 | UAAP Season 78 | style="background:gold;" | '''Champions''' | |- |2018 | PVL | Collegiate | Adamson Lady Falcons | style="background:#c96;" | '''3rd Place''' |<ref>{{cite news|last=Escarlote|first=Mark|date=September 12, 2018|title=PVL Finals: UP makes history, rules Collegiate Conference|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/09/12/pvl-finals-up-makes-history-rules-collegiate-conference-46834|work=ABS-CBN Sports|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913120600/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/09/12/pvl-finals-up-makes-history-rules-collegiate-conference-46834|url-status=dead}}</ref> |} ===Clubs=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:5px;"|Year ! style="width:25px;"|League ! style="width:100px;"|Season/Conference ! style="width:100px;"|Club ! style="width:180px;"|Title ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- | 2024 | rowspan=2|PVL | Reinforced | rowspan=2|Akari Chargers |style="background:silver;" | '''Runner-up''' | |- | 2024–25 | All-Filipino | style="background:#CC9966;"| '''3rd place''' | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Akari Chargers current roster}}
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