Julia Melissa "Jia" Morado-de Guzman (born May 10, 1995) is a Filipino

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player. She was a member of the

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and was the team's captain in the

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Women's Volleyball tournament. From 2015, Jia has been a constant member of the Philippines Women's National Volleyball Team.

Career

De Guzman also played in the 2012

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and led the NCR Team to a championship, where she also won the Best Setter award. De Guzman was the setter of the Philippine team for the

2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship The 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship was held on 1 to 9 May 2015 in Pasig, Philippines. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament. The tournament served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Cham ...

and in the

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. She was

team captain for the

. On May 6, 2017, De Guzman announced that she will not be returning to the

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. She later joined the

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as part of the team's build up for the inaugural

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All-Filipino Conference. She worked as Ateneo Lady Eagles assistant coach during the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference. De Guzman won the most valuable player award in the 2017 Battle of the Rivals. She won the best setter award in the

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. In 2018, the Creamline Cool Smashers won the championship of the

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and was awarded best setter and finals' Most Valuable Player. And at the end of the 2018 PVL season, De Guzman won the back-to-back championships, best setter and finals' most valuable player awards. On August 31, 2023, De Guzman 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. 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. In May 2024, de Guzman became captain of the Philippines women's national volleyball team, and served in the position until September. The Philippines finished as silver medalists at the 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup. De Guzman was named as the tournament's Best Setter. After the tournament, De Guzman is set to return to Creamline.

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

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volleyball team as a libero. 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. She graduated high school at the

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. She is married to Miguel de Guzman on November 11, 2021, after being in a relationship for six years. De Guzman is a businessman who was a former baseball player for

De La Salle Santiago Zobel School The De La Salle Santiago Zobel School, also referred to by its acronym DLSZ or De La Salle Zobel ( Filipino: Paaralang De La Salle Santiago Zobel), is a private Catholic basic education institution for boys and girls run by the Philippine Di ...

. They both attended Ateneo de Manila University.

Clubs

(2017–2023) * Denso Airybees (2023–2025)

Awards

Individuals

* ''2011 NCR Volleyball Meet "Best Setter"'' * ''2012 BEST Center Women’s Volleyball League "Best Setter"'' * ''2012 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball League "Best Setter"'' * ''2012 NCR Palarong Panrehiyon "Best Setter"'' * ''2012 NCR Palarong Panrehiyon "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2012

"Best Setter"'' * ''2013 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball League "Best Setter"'' * ''2015

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"Best Setter"'' * ''2016

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"Best Setter"'' * '' 2017 Battle of the Rivals "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference "Best Setter"'' * ''

"Best Setter"'' * ''

"Finals' Most Valuable Player"'' * ''

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"Best Setter"'' * ''

"Finals' Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Best Setter"'' * '' 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Best Setter"'' * '' 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Best Setter"'' * ''

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"Best Setter"'' * '' 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference "Best Setter"'' * '' 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2024 Asian Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup "Best Setter"'' * '' 2024 SEA Women's V.League – First Leg "Best Setter"'' * '' 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup "Best Setter"''

Special recognition

* 2024 Philippine Sportswriters Association – Ms. Volleyball

Collegiate

* 2014 UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments – Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2014

Shakey's V-League 12th Season Collegiate Conference The Shakey's V-League 12th Season Collegiate Conference was the 24th conference of Shakey's V-League. The opening ceremony was held on July 11, 2015 with the first triple header of volleyball games at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, Metro ...

– Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2014 ASEAN University Games Volleyball 2014 – Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2015 UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments – Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2016

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– Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2016

– Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2016 ASEAN University Games Volleyball 2016 – Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles * 2017

UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments started on February 4, 2017 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, with the opening games of the men and women's senior volleyball tourneys, participated by 8 regular UAAP members. Aside from the ...

– Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles

Club

– Third place, with

– Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

– Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers * 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Runner-up, with Creamline Cool Smashers * 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers * 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Runner-up, with Creamline Cool Smashers * 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers * 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

– Third place, with Creamline Cool Smashers * 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers *

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– Runner-up, with Creamline Cool Smashers * 2023–24 Japan V.League Division 1 Women V.Cup – Champions, with Denso Airybees * 72nd Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – Runner-up, with Denso Airybees

External links

Jia De Guzman
at the FIVB volleyball database

References

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