Lara Dantas
 Dantas with Florida State in 2024 | |||
| 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(s) | 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.
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