{{Short description|Filipino volleyball player}} {{Use Philippine English|date=May 2026}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Erika Santos | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nickname = | full_name = Erika Mae Santos | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|25}} | birth_place = Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines | nationality = Filipino | height = {{Convert|1.76|m}} | position = Opposite hitter | college = De La Salle University | currentteam = Capital1 Solar Spikers | currentnumber = | years1 = 2022–2025 | team1 = PLDT High Speed Hitters | years2 = 2025–2026 | team2 = Cignal Super Spikers | years3 = 2026– | team3 = Capital1 Solar Spikers | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = }}
'''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).<ref>{{cite web|title=Capita1 signs MVPs Gandler and Santos|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/5/14/pvl-capital1-signs-mvps-vanie-gandler-erika-santos-1333 |date=22 May 2026}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erika Mae Santos - Players |url=https://pvl.ph/players/erika-mae-santos |website=Premier Volleyball League |access-date=22 May 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|title= NU Lady Bulldogs end 65 years drought sweeps UAAP|date=June 21, 2022 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/16-0-nu-lady-bulldogs-end-65-year-drought-sweeps-uaap-84/243369|publisher=Tiebreaker times|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> She forgoes her three years of UAAP eligibility left to become a professional player in 2022.<ref name="foregoes">{{cite news |title=La Salle's Erika Santos leaves school early to play for PLDT |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/la-salle-spiker-erika-santos-signs-with-pldt-a1374-20220706 |access-date=22 May 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=6 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
===Club=== Santos was signed in by the PLDT High Speed Hitters of the Premier Volleyball League in July 2022.<ref name="foregoes"/><ref name="PLDT Transfer">{{Cite web|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/la-salles-erika-santos-turns-pro-joins-pldt/244485|title=La Salle's Erika Santos turns pro join PLDT|date=July 6, 2022|work=Tiebreaker Times|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708125702/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/la-salles-erika-santos-turns-pro-joins-pldt/244485|url-status=live}}</ref> She left in April 2025.<ref name=joins-cignal>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=PVL: Erika Santos joins Cignal HD Spikers ahead of new conference |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/623900/pvl-erika-santos-joins-cignal-hd-spikers-ahead-of-new-conference |access-date=22 May 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=16 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
Santos was able to move to the Cignal HD Spikers in May 2025, ahead of the 2025 PVL on Tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erika Santos signs with Cignal |url=https://pvl.ph/news/erika-santos-signs-with-cignal |website=Premier Volleyball League |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref><ref name=joins-cignal/> She stayed until the disbandment of the team, later known as the Cignal Super Spikers, after the 2026 All-Filipino Conference.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dioquino |first1=Delfin |title=Cignal becomes latest team to take leave of absence from PVL |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/cignal-super-spikers-leave-absence-pvl/ |access-date=28 April 2026 |work=Rappler |date=28 April 2026}}</ref>
In May 2026, she transferred to Capital1 Solar Spikers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=PVL: Vanie Gandler, Erika Santos bolster Capital 1 |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/676429/pvl-vanie-gandler-erika-santos-bolster-capital-1 |access-date=22 May 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=14 May 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
==Clubs== * {{flagicon|PHI}} PLDT High Speed Hitters (2022–2025) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Cignal Super Spikers (2025–2026) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Capital1 Solar Spikers (2026–present)
== Awards == === Individual === {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:5px;"|Year ! style="width:25px;"|League ! style="width:100px;"|Season ! style="width:180px;"|Title ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- |rowspan="1"|2025 |rowspan="1"|PVL |on Tour | '''MVP''' (Conference) |<ref>{{cite web |title=Erika Santos shines as PVL on Tour MVP |url=https://pvl.ph/news/erika-santos-shines-as-pvl-on-tour-mvp |access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref> |} === Collegiate === {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:5px;"|Year ! style="width:25px;"|League ! style="width:100px;"|Season ! style="width:180px;"|Title ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- | 2019 | rowspan=2|UAAP |81 |style="background:#c96;" | '''3rd Place''' | |- |rowspan="1"|2022 |84 |style="background: silver" | '''Runner-up''' |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/467313/nu-lady-bulldogs-sweep-season-to-end-65-year-drought-for-uaap-volleyball-title/|title=NU Lady Bulldogs sweep season to end 65 years drought for UAAP volleyball title|first=Mark Anthony|last=Reyes|work=Inquirer Sports|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref> |}
===Clubs=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width:25px;"|Year ! style="width:20px;"|Season/Conference ! style="width:10px;"|Club ! style="width:180px;"|Title ! style="width:25px;"|Ref |- | rowspan=1|2026 || All-Filipino||Cignal Super Spikers ||style="background: silver;" | '''Runner-up''' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Creamline reclaims PVL supremacy after three title-less conferences |url=https://pvl.ph/news/creamline-reclaims-pvl-supremacy-after-three-title-less-conferences |access-date=23 April 2026}}</ref> |}
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{{Capital1 Solar Spikers current roster}} {{PVL MVPs}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Erika}} Category:Living people Category:1999 births Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen Category:Cignal HD Spikers (women) players Category:PLDT High Speed Hitters players Category:De La Salle University alumni Category:Filipino women's volleyball players Category:Opposite hitters Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players