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| Full name | Julia Melissa Morado-de Guzman | ||||||||
| Nickname | Jia | ||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||
| Born | Julia Melissa Morado (1995-05-10)May 10, 1995 (age 30) | ||||||||
| Hometown | Parañaque, Philippines | ||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||
| College / University | Ateneo de Manila University | ||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||
| Current club | Creamline Cool Smashers | ||||||||
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| Last updated: August 2024 | |||||||||
Julia Melissa "Jia" Morado-de Guzman (born May 10, 1995) is aFilipinavolleyball player. She was a member of theAteneo Lady Eagles and was the team's captain in theUAAP Season 79Women's Volleyball tournament. From 2015, Jia has been a constant member of thePhilippines Women's National Volleyball Team.
De Guzman also played in the 2012Palarong Pambansa and led theNCR Team to a championship, where she also won the Best Setter award.[1]
De Guzman was the setter of thePhilippine team for the2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship[2] and in the2015 Southeast Asian Games.[3] She wasAteneo Lady Eagles team captain for theUAAP Season 79.
On May 6, 2017, De Guzman announced that she will not be returning to theAteneo Lady Eagles inUAAP Season 80.[4][5] She later joined theCreamline Cool Smashers as part of the team's build up for the inauguralPremier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference.[6] She worked as Ateneo Lady Eagles assistant coach during thePremier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference.[7]
De Guzman won the most valuable player award in the2017 Battle of the Rivals.[8] She won the best setter award in the2017 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference.[9]
In 2018, the Creamline Cool Smashers won the championship of the2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference[10] and was awarded best setter[11] and finals' Most Valuable Player.[10] And at the end of the2018 PVL season, De Guzman won the back-to-back championships, best setter and finals' most valuable player awards.[12][13]
On August 31, 2023, De Guzman signed a deal with theDenso Airybees of theJapan 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 the2023–24 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 thePhilippines women's national volleyball team,[16] and served in the position until September.[17] The Philippines finished as silver medalists at the2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup. De Guzman was named as the tournament's Best Setter.[18] After the tournament, De Guzman is set to return to Creamline.[19]
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 theUST Golden Tigresses volleyball team as alibero.[20] Her brother, Ariel Jr. "Bok", also plays volleyball as a setter for theAteneo Blue Eagles men's volleyball team. Upon pursuing volleyball, she became a multi-awarded athlete and a full-time student at theAteneo de Manila University where she graduated with degree ofBS in Psychology.[21] She graduated high school at theColegio San Agustin – Makati.[22]
She is married to Miguel de Guzman on November 11, 2021, after being in a relationship for six years.[23][24] De Guzman is a businessman who was a former baseball player forDe La Salle Santiago Zobel School. They both attended Ateneo de Manila University.[25]
Creamline Cool Smashers (2017–2023)
Denso Airybees (2023–2025)Creamline Cool Smashers (2025-)
Champions, withAteneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles Third place, withCreamline Cool Smashers Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers Runner-up, with Creamline Cool Smashers Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers Runner-up, with Creamline Cool Smashers[26] Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers Third place, with Creamline Cool Smashers Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers Runner-up, with Creamline Cool Smashers[29] Champions, with Denso Airybees Runner-up, with Denso Airybees
