Name: Manuela Vanegas
Nationality: Colombia
Date of Birth: November 9, 2000
Position: Defender
Current club: Brighton & Hove Albion
Women's Super League clubs played for: Brighton & Hove Albion
Defender Manuela Vanegas plays for Brighton & Hove Albion and has appeared in the majority of the side's Women's Super League matches in 2025/2026, making eight appearances overall and playing 564 minutes. She has been selected in the starting XI in six of these appearances across their 15 fixtures and entered as a substitute on two occasions.
Vanegas last featured in the competition on February 8 for Brighton & Hove Albion against West Ham United. In that game the Colombian player netted a goal for her side in their 3-2 loss. She opened her account for the 2025/2026 campaign with that goal - as well as registering her first assist. She has been booked once.
Up next for Brighton & Hove Albion in Women's Super League action is a home match against Arsenal on February 15.
Last season for Real Sociedad, Vanegas made 11 Primera División Femenina appearances, scored three goals and provided one assist.
Prior to linking up with Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2025, Vanegas made 83 league appearances in total at Real Sociedad, scoring nine goals and providing three assists.
