Manuela Vanegas

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vanegas and the second or maternal family name is Cataño.
Manuela Vanegas
Portrait of Vanegas, 2021
Personal information
Full name Manuela Vanegas Cataño[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000[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-up2022 Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023

Club career

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]

International career

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

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
21 July 2018Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia Venezuela
2–0
3–2
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
2
8 July 2022Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia Paraguay
4–1
4–2
2022 Copa América Femenina
3
20 July 2022Estadio Centenario, Armenia, Colombia Chile3–04–0
4
12 October 2022Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia Paraguay
2–0
4–0
Friendly
5
30 July 2023Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia Germany2–12–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup

References
  1. Manuela Vanegas at Soccerway
  2. 2019 Pan American Games - FIRST ROUND - GROUP A - MATCH 9 - SAN MARCOS STADIUM - START LIST (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019
  3. "Una lesión le impidió celebrar título de Copa" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 20 February 2020.
  4. "A capa y espada, Manuela Vanegas Cataño custodia la defensa de la selección Colombia Femenina" (in Spanish). Infobae. 29 July 2022.
  5. "MANUELA VANEGAS, UN BALUARTE DEFENSIVO PARA EL ESPANYOL FEMENINO" (in Spanish). OneFootball. 7 April 2021.
  6. "Colombia stages stunning upset against Germany in Women's World Cup". CNN. 30 July 2023.


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