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.

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. 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.

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

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. 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.

International goals
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first