National team Santos started playing volleyball as a twelve year old in 1998, then joined the Cuban national team in 2001. Santos played with her national team at the
2008 Summer Olympics. Even though they had previously defeated the US 3-0, this time they lost 0-3, falling to their nerves and own mistakes. They lost the bronze medal match to China, 1-3. Santos was named the tournament's "Best Server". Santos led the Cuban national team to the silver medal during the
2011 Montreux Volley Masters. She won with her national team the silver medal at the
2011 Pan American Games held in
Guadalajara,
Mexico. She also won the bronze medal and the Best Spiker award at the
2011 NORCECA Championship. In the
2012 Pan-American Cup held in
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Santos won the "Best Spiker" and "Best Server" awards, as well as the bronze medal with her national team. Santos held the fastest female
spike record, measured at 103 km/h (64 mph). Santos was awarded 2012 Female Athlete of the Year in a team sport by the Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) and the Union of Cuban Journalists' Sports Writers Circle.
Club volleyball Santos signed with
Voléro Zürich, moved to Switzerland, and later was transferred on loan to the Russian club
Leningradka Saint Petersburg for the 2014-15 season. She later signed for the Turkish
İlbank Ankara for the 2015–16 season.
Olympics Santos placed fourth in
volleyball at the
2008 Summer Olympics as part of the
Cuba national team. ==Awards==