Manuela “Manu” Lareo Polanco (born 29 May 1992) is a Spanish-born Dominican

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who plays as a left attacking midfielder for Segunda División Pro club

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and the Dominican Republic women's national team.

Early life

Lareo was born in

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to a Spanish father and a Dominican mother.

Club career

Lareo is a CD Aurrerá de Vitoria product. She has played for

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Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

and

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in Spain.

International career

Lareo represented Spain at the

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. In December 2015, she played for the Basque Country in a 1–1 draw with

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. On 30 June 2021, she was called up by the

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Honours

;Real Sociedad *

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: 2018–19 ; Athletic Bilbao *

: runner-up

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;Valencia *

: runner-up

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1992 births Living people Citizens of the Dominican Republic through descent Dominican Republic women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Dominican Republic women's international footballers Dominican Republic people of Spanish descent Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz Spanish women's footballers CD Aurrerá de Vitoria footballers Athletic Club (women) players Valencia CF Femenino players Real Sociedad Femenino players RCD Espanyol (women) players Liga F players Segunda Federación (women) players Spain women's youth international footballers Spanish people of Dominican Republic descent Sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent {{DominicanRepublic-women-footy-bio-stub