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Julia Melissa "Jia" Morado-de Guzman (born May 10, 1995) is a Filipino volleyball player. She was a member of the Ateneo Lady Eagles and was the team's captain in the UAAP Season 79 Women's Volleyball tournament. From 2015, Jia has been a constant member of the Philippines Women's National Volleyball Team.

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Jia De Guzman

Personal information

Full name

Julia Melissa Morado-de Guzman

Nickname

Jia

Nationality

Filipino

Born

Julia Melissa Morado
May 10, 1995 (age 29)

Hometown

Parañaque, Philippines

Height

1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

55 kg (121 lb)

College / University

Ateneo de Manila University

Coaching information

Previous teams coached
Years	Teams
2017	Ateneo Lady Eagles

Volleyball information

Position

Setter

Current club

Denso Airybees

Number

Career

Years	Teams
2017–2023	Creamline Cool Smashers
2023–present	Denso Airybees

National team

2015	Philippines U23
2015–present	Philippines

Honours

Women's Volleyball

Representing Philippines
Asian Challenge Cup
	2024 Manila	Team
SEA V.League
	2019 Nakhon Ratchasima	Leg 1
	2019 Santa Rosa	Leg 2
	2024 Vĩnh Phúc	Leg 1
	2024 Nakhon Ratchasima	Leg 2

Last updated: August 2024

Career

Summarize

Perspective

She also played in the 2012 Palarong Pambansa and led the NCR Team to a championship, where she also won the Best Setter award.^[1]

Morado was the setter of the Philippine team for the 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship^[2] and in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.^[3] She was Ateneo Lady Eagles team captain for the UAAP Season 79.

On May 6, 2017, Morado announced that she will not be returning to the Ateneo Lady Eagles in UAAP Season 80.^[4]^[5] She later joined the Creamline Cool Smashers as part of the team's build up for the inaugural Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference.^[6] She worked as Ateneo Lady Eagles assistant coach during the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference.^[7]

Morado won the most valuable player award in the 2017 Battle of the Rivals.^[8] She won the best setter award in the 2017 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference.^[9]

In 2018, the Creamline Cool Smashers won the championship of the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference^[10] and was awarded best setter^[11] and finals' Most Valuable Player.^[10] And at the end of the 2018 PVL season, Morado won the back-to-back championships, best setter and finals' most valuable player awards.^[12]^[13]

On August 31, 2023, Morado signed a deal with the Denso Airybees of the Japan V.League Division 1 as their Asian import for the 2023-2024 season. She is the first Filipina setter and the fifth Filipino player to play in the Japan V.League.^[14] On her first season overseas, she managed to help Denso Airybees finish fifth in the 2023–24 Japan V.League Division 1 Women, followed by a championship during the 2023–24 Japan V.League Division 1 Women V.Cup.^[15]

In May 2024, de Guzman became captain of the Philippines women's national volleyball team,^[16] and served in the position until September.^[17]

Personal life

Morado was born in Manila to Ariel and Hedy Morado. She has three siblings, two sisters and one brother. All the girls played varsity-level volleyball. An older sister, Jessica Katrina, who also played for the Ateneo Women's Volleyball Team from 2007 to 2012, was the one who convinced the younger Jia to pursue volleyball. Her other older sister, Jamie Marielle, played for the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball team as a libero.^[18] Her brother, Ariel Jr. "Bok", also plays volleyball as a setter for the Ateneo Blue Eagles men's volleyball team. Upon pursuing volleyball, she became a multi-awarded athlete and a full-time student at the Ateneo de Manila University where she graduated with degree of BS in Psychology.^[19] She graduated high school at the Colegio San Agustin – Makati.^[20]

She is married to Miguel de Guzman on November 11, 2021, after being in a relationship for six years.^[21]^[22] De Guzman is a businessman who was a former baseball player for De La Salle Santiago Zobel School. They both attended Ateneo de Manila University.^[23]