Manuela “Manu” Lareo Polanco (born 29 May 1992) is a Spanish-born Dominican footballer who plays as a left attacking midfielder for Segunda División Pro club RCD Espanyol and the Dominican Republic women's national team.
![]() Lareo in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuela Lareo Polanco | ||
Date of birth | (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Vitoria, Spain | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Aurrerá Vitoria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Athletic Bilbao | 79 | (25) |
2014–2015 | Valencia | 27 | (4) |
2015–2021 | Real Sociedad | 123 | (14) |
2021– | Espanyol | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Spain U19 | 6 | (3) |
2021– | Dominican Republic | 8 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Basque Country | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2021.[1] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2021. |
Lareo was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz to a Spanish father and a Dominican mother.[2]
Lareo is a CD Aurrerá de Vitoria product. She has played for Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF and Real Sociedad in Spain.
Lareo represented Spain at the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[3] In December 2015, she played for the Basque Country in a 1–1 draw with Catalonia at Mini Estadi.[4] On 30 June 2021, she was called up by the Dominican Republic.[5]
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