Vanesa Santana (born 3 September 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Alavés and the Argentina women's national team.[2] She has also played for the Argentina U-20 team.

Vanesa Santana
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Villa Celina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Alavés
Youth career
1995–2003 José Hernández
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 José Hernández
2005–2016 Boca Juniors
2016Estudiantes de Guárico (loan)
2017 Atlético Huila
2018 América de Cali
2018–2020 Logroño 48 (4)
2020–2023 Sporting de Huelva 71 (1)
2023– Alavés 6 (0)
International career
2008–2010 Argentina U-20
2011– Argentina 16 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América Femenina
Third place 2018 Chile
Third place 2022 Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2019

International career

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Santana represented Argentina at the 2008 South American U-20 Women's Championship, 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2010 South American U-20 Women's Championship. She made her senior debut in 2011.[3]

Honours

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Boca Juniors
  • Primera División A: 2005 Clausura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2007 Clausura, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2011 Apertura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2013 Inicial
  • Supercopa Argentina de Fútbol Femenino: 2015
Argentina


References

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  1. ^ Vanesa SantanaFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ Vanesa Santana at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Vanesa Santana, nueva jugadora del EDF Logroño". 5 August 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.