Ella de Jesus

Jorella Marie "Ella" de Jesus (born August 17, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player. She was a member of the Ateneo de Manila University's collegiate varsity team from 2011-2015, and also of the 2015 Philippines U23 national team. She played for PLDT Home Ultera Fast Hitters as a Libero for the 2015 season.

Jorella Marie de Jesus
De Jesus in 2014
Personal information
NicknameElla
NationalityFilipino
Born (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993
Manila, Philippines
HometownNavotas, Philippines
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
College / UniversityAteneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter/Libero
Current clubCreamline Cool Smashers
Number8
Career
YearsTeams
2015Philippines PLDT
2016Philippines BaliPure
2017 - 2019Philippines Perlas Spikers
2020 -Philippines Creamline Cool Smashers
National team
2015U23 Manila
2022AVC Cup for Women

Personal life

De Jesus was born on August 17, 1993 in Manila, Philippines. She studied at the Ateneo de Manila University in college and finished with an AB Psychology degree. [1]

Career

Ella was a former Best Spiker and Best Blocker on her high school years.[2] After graduating high school, she studied at Ateneo de Manila University and was a varsity player of the Women's volleyball team alongside the "Fab five". After the Fab five's departure, she won her first and second championship in the UAAP (Season 76 & 77). De Jesus played with the Philippines U-23 national team in 2015.[3] She also played for the PLDT Home Ultera Fast Hitters as a Libero during the 2015 Shakey's V-League reinforced conference.[4]

Clubs

Awards

Collegiate

Club Team

References
  1. abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2015/01/08/profile-ella-de-jesus-484 "UAAP 77 Athlete of the Day: Ella de Jesus". ABS-CBN. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-07-23. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. Olivares, Rick (2015-03-15). "Ella de Jesus stands tall with the Lady Eagles". Business Mirror. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  3. "Young women push PH volleyball back into the limelight". Smart. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  4. Lozada, Mei-Lin (2015-03-17). "Denden Lazaro pulls out of Super Liga after being drafted by Foton. Find out why". Spin. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
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