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.
 Portrait of Vanegas, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Manuela Vanegas Cataño[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Copacabana, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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*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
editBorn 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
editVanegas 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
editScores and results list Colombia's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Manuela Vanegas at Soccerway
- ^ 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
- ^ "Una lesión le impidió celebrar título de Copa" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b "A capa y espada, Manuela Vanegas Cataño custodia la defensa de la selección Colombia Femenina" (in Spanish). Infobae. 29 July 2022.
- ^ "MANUELA VANEGAS, UN BALUARTE DEFENSIVO PARA EL ESPANYOL FEMENINO" (in Spanish). OneFootball. 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Colombia stages stunning upset against Germany in Women's World Cup". CNN. 30 July 2023.
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