Manuela Vanegas Cataño (born 9 November 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Spanish Primera División club Real Sociedad and the Colombia women's national team.

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Manuela Vanegas

Portrait of Vanegas, 2021
Personal information
Full name	Manuela Vanegas Cataño[1]
Date of birth	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Copacabana, Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left back[1]
Team information
Current team	Real Sociedad
Number	22
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Formas Íntimas
2017–2018	Envigado
2018	Atlético Huila
2019	Independiente Medellín
2020–2021	Espanyol	36	(3)
2021–	Real Sociedad	52	(5)
International career‡
2018–	Colombia	34	(8)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Colombia Copa América Femenina Runner-up 2022 Colombia Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023

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Born in the Antioquia Department, Vanegas began playing club football in Colombia with local side Formas Íntimas. She participated in the 2013 and 2014 Copa Libertadores Femenina with the club, reaching the finals and semi-finals.^[3] Vanegas joined professional side Envigado F.C. in 2017, where she made a penalty save after replacing the squad's injured goalkeeper in a May 2018 league match. She moved to rivals Atlético Huila in 2018, and then signed for Independiente Medellín in 2019 helping the club reach the league final.^[4]

She joined RCD Espanyol in 2020, becoming a key part of the club's defense during the 2020–21 season.^[5]

Vanegas made her senior debut for Colombia during the 2018 Copa América Femenina. She played in all six of Colombia's matches at the 2022 Copa América Femenina, scoring two goals as Colombia reached the final.^[4] On 30 July 2023, she scored the winning goal from a header in the 97th minute of stoppage time, in a 2–1 victory over Germany during the World Cup group stage.^[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first

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No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 July 2018	Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia	Venezuela	2–0	3–2	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
2	8 July 2022	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia	Paraguay	4–1	4–2	2022 Copa América Femenina
3	20 July 2022	Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia	Chile	3–0	4–0
4	12 October 2022	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia	Paraguay	2–0	4–0	Friendly
5	30 July 2023	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Germany	2–1	2–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
9	21 February 2024	Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States	Panama	4–0	6–0	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

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