Grethcel Soltones | |
Nickname: | Gretch |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1995 |
Hometown: | Catmon, Cebu, Philippines |
Weight: | 68kg (150lb) |
Spike: | 275cm (108inches) |
Block: | 276cm (109inches) |
Position: | Outside hitter/Libero |
College: | San Sebastian College-Recoletos |
Currentclub: | Akari Chargers |
Years1: | 2015 |
Team1: | PLDT |
Years2: | 2016 |
Team2: | BaliPure |
Years3: | 2017 |
Team3: | Foton |
Years4: | 2017 |
Team4: | BaliPure |
Years5: | 2017 |
Team5: | Iriga |
Years6: | 2018 |
Team6: | PayMaya |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Team7: | Smart/PLDT |
Years8: | 2020–2024 |
Team8: | Petro Gazz |
Years9: | 2024–present |
Team9: | Akari |
Nationalyears: | 2015–present |
Nationalteam: | Philippines |
Updated: | October 2017 |
Grethcel Soltones (sometimes mistakenly named as Gretchel Soltones), (born September 9, 1995) is a Filipina volleyball player for the Akari Chargers in the Premier Volleyball League.
Grethcel Soltones was born and raised in Catmon, Cebu.
Soltones played for San Sebastian Lady Stags in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's volleyball tournament and was named Most Valuable Player for during the NCAA Season 90, 91 and 92,.[1] being also selected First Best Outside Spiker in the Season 92.[1]
She also played for the PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters and the Bali Pure Purest Water Defenders in the Shakey's V-League, where she was crowned the conference MVP during the 13th Season Open Conference.[2]
She was a one-time national team player, who represented the Philippines in the 2015 Asian U23 Women’s Volleyball Championship and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[3]
On February 25, 2017, San Sebastian Lady Stags coach Roger Gorayeb broke the news that Soltones and fellow Lady Stag player Villegas agreed to play for Foton Tornadoes.[4]
On 2018, Soltones suited-up again for the Philippine women's volleyball team that competed in the 2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup held at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.[5]