Stephanie Mercado
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| Full name | Stephanie de Vega Mercado-de Koenigswarter | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Paneng | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1989 or 1990 (age 36–37) | ||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Quezon City | ||||||||||||||||
| College / University | DLSU | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||
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Stephanie "Paneng" de Vega Mercado-de Koenigswarter is a Filipino former volleyball player.
Early life and education
[edit]Stephanie Mercado was born in the 1989 or 1990 to Paulo Mercado and to sprinter Lydia de Vega.[1][2][3] She initially was into lawn tennis prior to volleyball.[4] She took up volleyball at age eight, playing informally with friends in the streets.[5] She also cited Brazilian player Leila Barros as her inspiration to take up the sport after seeing the athlete play games in the Philippines.[1]
Mercado studied at St. Bridget School in Quezon City playing for its volleyball team in the Milo Best women's volleyball league.[1] She attended the De La Salle University for her collegiate studies.[6]
Career
[edit]Collegiate
[edit]Mercado played for the De La Salle Lady Spikers in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). She helped DLSU win three UAAP championships.[7] She last competed for her school in 2012.[8]
Club
[edit]Mercado joined the PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) for the 2013 Invitational Conference.[9] She later played for the Meralco Power Spikers in 2013 Open Conference of the Shakey's V-League.[10]
As a player of the AirAsia Flying Spikers of the PSL, Mercado was named Best Outside Hitter in the 2014 PSL All-Filipino Conference.[4][11] Sometime in late 2014, Mercado rejoins Meralco Power Spikers which entered the PSL and played for them until 2015.[12][13]
By 2016, Mercado is playing with the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers.[14][15] She was part of the PSL All-Stars which played in the 2016 Women's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League.[16] Later that year, Mercado joined the Cignal HD Spikers for the 2016 PSL Grand Prix[17] She remains with Cignal in 2017.[18]
In 2018, Mercado joined the Petro Gazz Angels of the Premier Volleyball League under a long-term deal.[5] She helped the team win their first title, the 2019 Reinforced Conference.[19][20]
Personal life
[edit]Mercado married David Koenigswarter on January 16, 2020.[3][21] Koenigswarter was a tennis player with DLSU, a pilot, and a musician.[21] The couple have two children as of 2024.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Daughter want to wear Diay's (sic) RP colors". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 26, 2005. p. A29. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- 1 2 Caniza, Annika (May 26, 2024). "Stephanie de Koenigswarter Passes Sprint Queen Legacy". The Game. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- 1 2 Jacinto, Frannie (January 26, 2020). "A Wedding Patrick De Koenigswarter would have loved to photograph". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- 1 2 Mendoza-Dayrit, Mylene (November 22, 2016). "Stephanie Mercado: 'My mom Lydia de Vega taught me discipline and a healthy lifestyle'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- 1 2 Ochoa, Francis (April 29, 2018). "Mercado embraces her inner legend". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Payo, Jasmine (July 6, 2013). "Former star volleybelles hail PSL tilt". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Dioquino, Delfin (May 10, 2026). "Got it from mama: Filipino athlete-mothers whose children also pursued sports". Rappler. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Flores, Migs (July 16, 2017). "Paneng Mercado introduces self to new generation of fans". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (July 14, 2013). "Former rivals Maizo and Cainglet combine to lead Petron to victory". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Smart, Meralco netters nagbabanta" [Smart, Meralco netters threatens]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). August 19, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Mercado shines as AirAsia whips Cagayan Valley". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Trabaho at volleyball kayang pagsabayin ng Meralco players" [Work and volleyball able to be juggled by Meralco players]. Pang-Masa (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. October 29, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Flores, Joaqui (October 9, 2015). "2015 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix: Booster Pack". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Ganglani, Naveen (May 27, 2016). "Ara Galang picked first in PSL Draft, CJ Rosario taken second". Rappler. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Li, Matthew (March 21, 2016). "Petron-PSL All-Stars off to Bangkok". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Poblador, Paolo (March 26, 2016). "Petron-PSL rally falls short, ends Thai-Denmark Super League campaign listless". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Foton in for tough title defense in PSL Grand Prix". ABS-CBN News. September 29, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Naredo, Camille (July 17, 2017). "La Salle's Paneng Mercado nearly steals the show in 'Battle of the Rivals'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Lozada, Bong (July 20, 2019). "Stephanie Mercado decision bears fruit with PetroGazz". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ Naredo, Camille (July 5, 2020). "Return to volleyball possible for mommy-to-be Paneng Mercado". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- 1 2 "IN PHOTOS: Paneng Mercado Says 'I do' | Fastbreak". Fastbreak. January 29, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2026.