Vanesa Santana (born 3 September 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Alavés and the Argentina women's national team.^[2] She has also played for the Argentina U-20 team.

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Vanesa Santana

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Villa Celina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alavés
Youth career
1995–2003	José Hernández
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	José Hernández
2005–2016	Boca Juniors
2016	→ Estudiantes de Guárico (loan)
2017	Atlético Huila
2018	América de Cali
2018–2020	Logroño	48	(4)
2020–2023	Sporting de Huelva	71	(1)
2023–	Alavés	6	(0)
International career‡
2008–2010	Argentina U-20
2011–	Argentina	16	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Argentina Copa América Femenina 2018 Chile 2022 Colombia Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2019

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Santana represented Argentina at the 2008 South American U-20 Women's Championship, 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2010 South American U-20 Women's Championship. She made her senior debut in 2011.^[3]

Boca Juniors

• Primera División A: 2005 Clausura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2007 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2011 Apertura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2013 Inicial
• Supercopa Argentina de Fútbol Femenino: 2015

Argentina

• Pan American Games Runner-up: 2019
• Copa América Third place: 2018, 2022