Manuela Vanegas

Manuela Vanegas
Portrait of Vanegas, 2021
Personal information
Full name Manuela Vanegas Cataño
Date of birth (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000
Place of birth Copacabana, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Left back
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Formas Íntimas
2017–2018 Envigado
2018 Atlético Huila
2019 Independiente Medellín
2020–2021 Espanyol 33 (3)
2021–2025 Real Sociedad 83 (9)
2025– Brighton & Hove Albion 8 (1)
International career
2018– Colombia 34 (6)
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 as of 8 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2023

Manuela Vanegas Cataño (Latin American Spanish: [maˈnwela baˈneɡas kaˈtaɲo]; born 9 November 2000) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Colombia women's national team.