Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vanina Ailen Preininger | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Lorenzo | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | San Lorenzo | ||
2014–2017 | River Plate | ||
2017–2020 | San Lorenzo | ||
2020–2022 | UAI Urquiza | ||
2022–2024 | Boca Juniors | ||
2025– | San Lorenzo | ||
International career‡ | |||
Argentina U17 | |||
Argentina U20 | |||
2021– | Argentina | 20 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 February 2024 |
Vanina Ailen Preininger (born 26 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Femenino club San Lorenzo and the Argentina women's national team.
Preininger took her first steps at the "Jóvenes Deportistas" club in Villa Lugano, [1] playing with boys until a teacher took her to try out for San Lorenzo. However, due to school, she dropped out. [2]
Preininger returned to Las Cuervas after a while and began playing in the girls' soccer school. In 2010, at just 13 years old, she trained with the first team. [2] Also in that year, Preininger also had several minutes with the first team [3] until 2014, [4] [5] She also played futsal for the Blaugrana team until that year, winning several titles. [6] In 2015, she was part of the Kimberley club. [7]
In 2014, Preininger was part of Las Millonarias. [8] Much in the veins of her first stint in San Lorenzo, she also played futsal in addition to 11-a-side football. [9]
In early 2017, Preininger returned to San Lorenzo for her second stint. [10]
On 5 October 2020, Preininger was officially announced as a reinforcement for the Furgonero. [11]
On 22 January 2022, the Xeneize club announced Preininger as a reinforcement for the season. [12] In September 2022, her club was crowned champion of the Campeonato Femenino and reached the finals of the Copa Libertadores. [13] [14]
In early 2025, Preininger returned to San Lorenzo once again.
In 2013, Preininger played in the South American Under-17 Championship and in 2015 in the Under-20 Championship. [15] She made her senior debut for Argentina on 17 April 2021, in a 3–1 friendly loss against Brazil. [16]
In June 2025, Preininger was named to the senior national team for the 2025 Copa América Femenina. [17]
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