Nickname Jia Position Setter Nationality Filipino Name Jia Morado | Hometown Paranaque, Philippines Height 1.68 m Weight 120 lbs. Home town Paranaque | |
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Born 10 May 1995 (age 29) ( 1995-05-10 ) College(s) |
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Julia Melissa Morado is a Filipino volleyball player. She was a member of the Ateneo Lady Eagles and was their team captain in the UAAP Season 79 Women's Volleyball tournament. She was also a member of the Philippines Women's National Volleyball Team.
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Career

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

She was the setter of the Philippine team for the 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship and in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. 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. On June 17, 2017, ABS-CBN Sports announced that Morado will join the Creamline Cool Smashers as part of the team's build up for the inaugural Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. She worked as Ateneo Lady Eagles assistant coach during the Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Collegiate Conference.

Morado won the most valuable player award in the 2017 Battle of the Rivals.
Personal life

Morado was born in Manila to Ariel and Hedy Morado. She has three siblings, two girls and one boy. 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. 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 Colegio San Agustin – Makati.
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