Marck Espejo

Marck Jesus Paguirigan Espejo (born March 1, 1997) is a Filipino volleyball athlete who plays for TSG Skyhawks of the Taiwan Professional Volleyball League. He is also member of the Philippines men's national volleyball team and played collegiate volleyball with Ateneo de Manila University.

Early life and education Marck Espejo was born on March 1, 1997 in Manila, Philippines. He took up volleball when he was on his sixth grade in elementary school. Espejo studied at the Santa Elena High School - Marikina. He later attended the Ateneo de Manila University.

Career Youth Espejo was part of Santa Elena High School - Marikina boys' volleyball team. In his freshman year, Espejo mostly fulfilled the role as a ball boy, consuming leftover drinks of his teammates. The following year, the departure of his older teammate enable Espejo to become part of Santa Elena's core team. 2011 National Milo Little Olympics Championship, 2012 and 2013 NCR Volleyball Regional Meet.

Collegiate As a multi-awarded high school volleyball player, he was recruited by Ateneo De Manila University to play for its men's varsity volleyball team. Espejo won the 2014 GUIDON-Moro Lorenzo Sportsman of The Year award.

UAAP In the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Volleyball Championship, Espejo led Ateneo's team to win three consecutive championships from UAAP Season 77 to UAAP Season 79.

In UAAP Season 76 where Ateneo finished as runner-ups, while in UAAP Season 77 as Best Attacker and Season's MVP. In UAAP Season 78, he received three awards: Best Attacker, Best Server, and Season's MVP. Espejo also bagged the UAAP Season 79 Best Scorer, Best Attacker, and Season's MVP. He ended his UAAP stint with Ateneo in 2018 with a loss to the National University in the final of UAAP Season 80.

In the Spikers' Turf 1st Season Collegiate Conference 2nd Best Outside Spiker, Conference and Finals MVP, Spikers' Turf 2nd Season Collegiate Conference 1st Best Outside Spiker and Conference MVP, and 2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference 1st Best Outside Spiker, Conference and Finals MVP. He was also awarded as the 1st Best Outside Spiker in the Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference.

Club career Early years: Philippines Espejo helped the Cagayan Valley Rising Suns in snatching the bronze medal in the Cagayan Friendship Games and silver medal in the Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference in 2015.

Following the end of his UAAP stint with Ateneo, Espejo was set to play for Cignal HD Spikers in the men's division of the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference.

Visakha In December 2019, Espejo joined Visakha of the Volleyball Thailand League. He debuted for the club in January 2020.

Bani Jamra Espejo moved to Bahrain in November 2020 to play for Bani Jamra of the Isa bin Rashid Volleyball League. He moved back to the Philippines after his contract with Bani Jamra ended on January 30, 2021. He helped his team finish sixth in a league of six teams in the 2020–21 season.

FC Tokyo Espejo returned to Japan, after he was signed in to play for FC Tokyo for the 2021–21 season of V.League.

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos In April 27, Espejo joined to the 2023 KOVO Men's Asian Quota Draft held in Jeju Island, South Korea. Espejo got picked and assigned to play for Incheon Korean Air Jumbos in 2023-24 season of the Korean V-League.

Return to the Philippines Espejo would return to the Philippines to play for the Criss Cross King Crunchers in the 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference.

Kubota Spears Osaka Espejo will return to Japan and signed to play for for the 2024–2025 season of the rebranded V.League.

TSG Skyhawks In January 21, 2026, TSG Skyhawks of the Taiwan Professional Volleyball League announced they have signed in Espejo.

National team Espejo is a long-time member of the Philippine national team and has been playing for them by more than ten years. In 2015, Espejo was chosen member of the Philippine national team for the 2015 SEA Games. He was part of the team which won a silver medal at the 2019 SEA Games and also appeared in the 2022 Asian Games in late 2023. Espejo was part of the Philippine squad which represented the host country at the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. 2019 PSA Annual Awards Mr. Volleyball

Club 2015 Cagayan Friendship Games – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Cagayan Valley Rising Suns 2015 Spikers' Turf 1st Season Open Conference – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Cagayan Valley Rising Suns 2018 Premier Volleyball League 2nd Season Reinforced Conference – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Cignal HD Spikers 2019 Spikers' Turf 4th Season Reinforced Conference – File:Med 1.png Champions, with Cignal HD Spikers 2019 Spikers' Turf 4th Season Open Conference – File:Med 1.png Champions, with Cignal HD Spikers 2022 Spikers' Turf 5th Season Open Conference – File:Med 2.png Silver Medal, with Cignal HD Spikers 2023 Spikers' Turf 6th Season Open Conference – File:Med 1.png Champions, with Cignal HD Spikers

National 2019 Thailand Open Sealect Tuna Championships – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal 2019 30th Southeast Asian Games – File:Med 2.png Silver medal