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.

Born in the Antioquia Department, Vanegas began playing club football in Colombia with local side Formas Íntimas.

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] 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.