Desiree Cheng

Desirée Cheng
Personal information
Full nameDesirée Wynea T. Cheng
NicknameDes
NationalityFilipino
Born (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 (age 28)
HometownManila, Philippines
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Spike262 cm (103 in)
Block242 cm (95 in)
College / UniversityDe La Salle University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubChoco Mucho Flying Titans
Number2
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2021F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
2022–presentChoco Mucho Flying Titans

Desirée Wynea Cheng (born September 28, 1996) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played with De La Salle University collegiate women's varsity volleyball team.

Personal life

Cheng is the youngest of three siblings which include Djanel Cheng, who is also a professional volleyball player.[1] She completed her high school studies at Hope Christian High School and earned her AB Sports Studies degree from De La Salle University.[2][3]

Career

Cheng won the UAAP Season 79 Finals MVP after DLSU Lady Spikers defeated the Ateneo Lady Eagles in the finals.[4][5]

Cheng won the Best server award in UAAP Season 80.[6][7] They defeated the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the finals claiming a 3-peat championship title.[8][9]

With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Cheng won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship.[10][11]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Collegiate

Clubs

References

  1. ^ "Siblings can relate to these Djanel vs Des moments in the all-Cheng PVL face-off". One Sports. September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ de Borja, Maria Teresa (January 27, 2014). "Desiree Cheng: Conquering the big stage". The Lasallian. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Escarlote, Mark (February 10, 2018). "Worth it naman - DLSU hitter Cheng on missing her graduation march". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "La Salle's Desiree Cheng is UAAP Season 79 Finals MVP". sports.inquirer.net. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Naredo, Camille (May 10, 2017). "Finals MVP Cheng nearly quit volleyball in Season 79". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  6. ^ See, Stanley (May 5, 2018). "Farewell to #5, #10, & #11: Lady Spikers by the numbers". Go Archers. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "La Salle's Desiree Cheng signs off from the UAAP". ABS-CBN News. May 7, 2019. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "DLSU Lady Spikers, UAAP 80 Women's Volleyball champions". ABS-CBN News. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Go, Beatrice (May 2, 2018). "Still peerless, DLSU Lady Spikers reign as 3-peat UAAP champions". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  11. ^ Abcede, JP (December 14, 2017). "F2 Logistics forces winner-take-all for 2017 PSL Grand Prix crown". Dugout Philippines. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Rondina, Madayag shine as Choco Mucho takes VTV Cup bronze". Premier Volleyball League. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.


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