Lara Dantas

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Lara Dantas
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Dantas with Florida State in 2024
Personal information
Full name Lara Dantas Ferreira dos Santos [1]
Date of birth (2005-09-01) September 1, 2005 (age 19) [1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Florida State Seminoles
Number 6
College career
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™ Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Dantas: Brazil are dreaming of a world title". FIFA. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Lara Dantas". Florida State Seminoles . Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "IMG Academy U19 Premier Girls Team Claims 2022 DPL National Championship". IMG Academy. June 28, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2024 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". Florida State Seminoles . Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ "The South American stars to watch at Colombia 2024". FIFA. May 5, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Lara Dantas at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  9. ↑ 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.
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