Stephanie Mercado
Stephanie Mercado 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 Position Outside hitter
Stephanie "Paneng " de Vega Mercado-de Koenigswarter is a Filipino former volleyball player.
Early life and education
Stephanie Mercado was born in the 1989 or 1990 to Paulo Mercado and to sprinter Lydia de Vega .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] lawn tennis prior to volleyball.[ 4] [ 5] 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] De La Salle University for her collegiate studies.[ 6]
Personal life
Mercado married David Koenigswarter on January 16, 2020.[ 3] [ 21] [ 21] [ 2]
References
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 .