Lara Dantas
Brazilian soccer player (born 2005)
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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.
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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 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Fluminense | ||
| 2021–2024 | IMG Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Florida State Seminoles | 29 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Brazil U-17 | ||
| 2024 | Brazil U-20 | 13 | (3) |
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 for the Florida State Seminoles as a freshman in 2024.[6] In her sophomore year in 2025, she made 18 appearances and scored 1 goal as the Seminoles won their fifth national title.[4]
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
