Lara Dantas
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Dantas with Florida State in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lara Dantas Ferreira dos Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 1, 2005[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Florida State Seminoles | 11 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Brazil U-17 | ||
| 2024 | Brazil U-17 | 13 | (3) |
Lara Dantas Ferreira dos Santos (born September 1, 2005) is a Brazilian college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Florida State Seminoles. She won the 2025 national championship with the Seminoles.
Early life
Dantas grew up in Rio de Janeiro and began playing soccer with her brother when she was five.[2][3] She joined Fluminense's new girls' academy at age 13 in 2019, winning the national under-18 championship in 2021.[2][4] She moved to the United States the same year to attend IMG Academy in Florida and led the team to the DPL national title in 2022.[4][5]
College career
Dantas scored 4 goals in 11 games (5 starts) for the Florida State Seminoles as a freshman in 2024.[6]
International career
Dantas was part of Brazil's youth international successes at the 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship and the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.[7] She played in all four games with three starts at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scoring twice as a substitute against hosts India and starting in the quarterfinal loss to Germany.[8] She played in all five games with three starts at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring once against Fiji for the group winners and quarterfinalists.[8][9]
Honors and awards
Florida State Seminoles
Brazil U-17
Brazil U-20
References
- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™ Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Albuquerque, Naiara (October 29, 2024). "Jogadora Lara Dantas faz parte de geração engajada no futebol feminino". Capricho (in Portuguese). Grupo Abril. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ "Dantas: Brazil are dreaming of a world title". FIFA. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ a b "Lara Dantas". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ "IMG Academy U19 Premier Girls Team Claims 2022 DPL National Championship". IMG Academy. June 28, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ "The South American stars to watch at Colombia 2024". FIFA. May 5, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Lara Dantas at Soccerway
- ^ Morantes, Jack (September 24, 2024). "Jiménez and Dantas return from U-20 World Cup to propel FSU soccer team". FSUNews.com. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
External links
- Lara Dantas at Soccerway.com