{{Short description|Filipino volleyball player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Philippine name|Autajay|Umandal}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Joshua Umandal | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Joshua Autajay Umandal | nickname = Jau | nationality = Filipino | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|8|mf=y}} | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | hometown = | height = 1.88 m | weight = 88 kg | spike = | college = University of Santo Tomas (2018–20) | position = | currentclub = | currentnumber = | years1 = – | team1 = PLDT | years2 = 2021 | team2 = Rebisco PH | years3 = 2022 | team3 =Bani Jamra | years4 = 2022–2023 | team4 =AMC Cotabato Spikers | years5 = 2023–2025 | team5 =Cignal HD Spikers | years6 = 2026–present | team6 =Alpha Insurance Protectors | nationalyears1 = – | nationalteam1 = Philippines | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Men's volleyball }} {{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Southeast Asian Games }} {{MedalSilver | 2019 Manila | Team }} | medaltemplates-expand = yes | updated = }}
'''Joshua "Jau" Autajay Umandal''' (born March 8, 1998) is a Filipino volleyball player for the Alpha Insurance Protectors and the Philippine national team.
==Career== ===Early career=== Umandal attended the University of the East (UE) playing junior volleyball for the UE Warriors in the UAAP. He was scouted as an elementary student by UE when the institution held a training camp at his school, the Barrio Obrero Elementary School in Maypajo, Manila.<ref name=varsitarian>{{cite news |title=Ex-Warrior finds new home in UST |url=https://varsitarian.net/sports/volleyball/20180131/ex-warrior-finds-new-home-in-ust |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Varsitarian |date=31 January 2018}}</ref>
He moved to the University of Santo Tomas (UST), but he had to serve a year of residency in order to play for the Growling Tigers in the UAAP.<ref name=varsitarian/> He played with the Tigers for the meantime in the Collegiate Conference of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) during the 2017 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Migs |title=Joshua Umandal powers Tiger Spikers to semis |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/2017-pvl-mens-collegiate-joshua-umandal-powers-ust-tiger-spikers-to-semis/97509 |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=30 September 2017}}</ref> Umandal would make his senior UAAP debut with UST in 2018 in Season 80.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Naredo |first1=Camille |title=UAAP volleyball: UST men snatch last Final 4 spot by outlasting Adamson |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/18/18/uaap-volleyball-ust-men-snatch-last-final-4-spot-by-outlasting-adamson |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=18 April 2018}}</ref> His last appearance in the UAAP would be in Season 82 which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="uncertain">{{cite news |last1=Cabildo |first1=Leigh Nald |title=Jao Umandal still uncertain about UST return |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/jao-umandal-uncertain-about-ust-return/ |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Rappler |date=31 October 2021|language=en, fil}}</ref><ref name=toplay>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matther |title=Joshua Umandal to play for Bani Jamra in Bahrain league |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/joshua-umandal-to-play-for-bani-jamra-in-bahrain-league/229526 |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=14 January 2022}}</ref>
===Club=== Umandal has played for the PLDT at the Spikers' Turf.<ref name=toplay/>
In 2021, Umandal was part of Rebisco PH, the Philippine men's national team competing as a club side. Rebisco PH participated at the 2021 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship where it placed ninth.<ref name=rebisco-outlast>{{cite news |last1=Valencia |first1=Justin |title=Rebisco outlasts CEB, ends AVC Clubs at ninth place |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/rebisco-outlasts-ceb-ends-avc-clubs-at-ninth-place/221947 |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=13 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoli |first1=Lance |title=Jau Umandal plays down star turn at Asian Club Volleyball |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/jao-umandal-plays-down-star-turn-at-asian-club-volleyball-a2522-20211014 |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=14 October 2021 |language=en, fil}}</ref>
In January 2022, Umandal was signed in to play for Bani Jamra of the Isa bin Rashid Volleyball League, a first division league in Bahrain.<ref name=toplay/><ref name="abs1">{{cite news |title=Volleyball: Jao Umandal to play for Bani Jamra in Bahrain |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/15/22/volleyball-jao-umandal-to-play-for-bani-jamra |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=15 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=de la Peña |first1=Leobert Julian |title=Volleyball star Joshua Umandal ready to take talents to Bahrain |url=https://dailyguardian.com.ph/volleyball-star-joshua-umandal-ready-to-take-talents-to-bahrain/ |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Daily Guardian |date=14 January 2022 |language=en, fil}}</ref> Umandal won one out of six games he played for Bani Jamra. He ended his stint with the club in February 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=Joshua Umandal's stint with Bani Jamra ends |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/joshua-umandals-stint-with-bani-jamra-ends/232208 |access-date=21 February 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=20 February 2022}}</ref>
===National team=== Umandal has been part of the Philippine men's national team. He was part of the squad which won silver in the men's tournament of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.<ref name=rebisco-outlast/>
==Clubs== * {{flagicon|PHI}} AMC Cotabato Spikers (2022–2023) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Cignal HD Spikers (2023–2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spikersturf.ph/news/jau-umandal-joins-cignal |title=Jau Umandal joins Cignal |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=June 21, 2023 |website=spikersturf.ph |publisher=Spikers Turf |access-date=October 24, 2023 }}</ref> * {{flagicon|PHI}} Alpha Insurance Protectors (2026–present)
==External links== * [https://www.fivb.com/players/players-database/player/177429 Joshua Umandal] at the FIVB volleyball database
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Philippines squad 2019 South East Asian Games}} {{Spikers' Turf Most Valuable Player Award}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Umandal, Joshua}} Category:University of the East alumni Category:Filipino men's volleyball players Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Category:Living people Category:Volleyball players at the 2019 SEA Games Category:SEA Games medalists in volleyball Category:SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines Category:University of Santo Tomas alumni Category:Filipino expatriates in Bahrain Category:Filipino expatriate volleyball players Category:1998 births Category:Volleyball players at the 2023 SEA Games Category:21st-century Filipino sportsmen