Amanda DaCosta
Amanda DaCosta
Full Name:  Amanda DaCosta
   School:  Somers High School in Lincolndale, New York

Awards:  2007 Soccer Buzz Freshman of the Year

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FSU Career
Soccer
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
2007  13  MF      5-4       Fr   *   Katonah, NY                 
2008  13  MF      5-4       So   *   Katonah, NY                 
2009  13  MF      5-4       Jr   *   Katonah, NY                 
2010  13  MF      5-4       Sr   *   Katonah, NY                 


Conference Awards
Soccer
Year  Award
2007  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
      Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Freshman
      Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
2008  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
2009  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
      Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
2010  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team


All-American Awards
Soccer
Year  Award
2007  Soccer America - 1st Team Freshman All-American
      SoccerBuzz - 1st Team Freshman All-American
      SoccerBuzz - 2nd Team All-American
2008  Nat Soccer Coaches Assoc of America - 1st Team All-American
      SoccerBuzz - 1st Team All-American
      Soccer America - 2nd Team All-American
2010  Nat Soccer Coaches Assoc of America - 3rd Team All-American


Member of the FSU Hall of Fame
Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2022
Amanda DaCosta signed with FSU out of Lincolndale, N.Y. and became one of the most successful soccer players in Seminole history.

Over her FSU career, DaCosta scored 17 goals and registered 24 assists for a total of 58 points. The midfielder helped lead the Seminoles to the National Championship game her freshman year as a starter for all 27 games. Remarkably, DaCosta and the Seminoles went on the reach the NCAA Elite Eight in each of her final three seasons.

DaCosta was a three-time All-American and four-time All-ACC selection. She was named a first-team Freshman All-American by Soccer America and a second-team All-American by SoccerBuzz in 2007. In 2008, she was named a first-team All-American by the NSCA and she earned third-team honors in 2010. Also in 2010, DaCosta became just the second Seminole to earn a spot on both the All-ACC and All-Freshman teams. As a sophomore in 2008, she became FSU's third soccer player to earn first-team All-America honors. In 2009, she became FSU's second three-time All-ACC honoree and in 2010 she became the first four-time All-ACC soccer honoree.

She retired from professional soccer in 2017.



FSU Statistics
Soccer
Offensive Stats
Year  GP  GS   Min   G   A Pts  Sh   Sh% SOG  SOG% YC RC GW PK ATT
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2007  27  27  2102   6   9  21  34 0.176  18 0.529  0  0  3  0   0
2008  23  23  1813   4   6  14  43 0.093  19 0.442  0  0  2  0   0
2009  24  22  1762   3   7  13  33 0.091  10 0.303  0  0  0  0   0
2010  22  22  1640   4   2  10  33 0.121  12 0.364        3  0   0
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Tot   96  94  7317  17  24  58 143 0.119  59 0.413  0  0  8  0   0
 
Soccer
Offensive Stats
2007
Date   Opponent             GS  MIN SH SOG  G  A YC RC GW PK ATT
------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Sep  1 Portland             MF   86  0   0  0  0                
Sep  3 Cal St-Northridge    MF   80  0   0  0  1                
Sep  7 Francis Marion       MF   58  1   1  1  2        1       
Sep  9 Florida              MF   90  1   0  0  0                
Sep 12 Troy                 MF   32  1   0  0  1                
Sep 15 Auburn               MF   52  1   0  0  0                
Sep 18 North Florida        MF   56  2   0  0  0                
Sep 22 Central Florida      MF   96  3   1  0  0                
Sep 27 North Carolina       MF   95  0   0  0  0                
Sep 30 North Carolina State MF   90  2   2  1  0                
Oct  4 Virginia             MF  100  0   0  0  0                
Oct  7 Virginia Tech        MF   85  2   1  0  0                
Oct 11 Maryland             MF   69  1   0  0  0                
Oct 14 Boston College       MF   79  1   0  0  0                
Oct 21 Miami                MF   37  2   1  0  1                
Oct 25 Wake Forest          MF   84  2   2  1  1                
Oct 28 Duke                 MF   99  2   2  1  0                
Nov  1 Clemson              MF   90  2   1  0  1                
Nov  7 Boston College       MF   90  2   0  0  0                
Nov  9 Wake Forest          MF   63  2   2  1  1        1       
Nov 11 North Carolina       MF       0   0  0  0                
Nov 16 Kennesaw State       MF   50  1   1  0  0                
Nov 18 Louisiana State      MF   71  3   2  0  0                
Nov 23 Texas                MF   82  1   1  0  0                
Nov 30 Connecticut          MF  104  1   0  0  0                
Dec  7 Notre Dame           MF   90  1   1  1  1        1       
Dec  9 Southern California  MF   84  0   0  0  0                
------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Totals for 27 Matches       27 2012 34  18  6  9  0  0  3  0   0


2008
Date   Opponent             GS  MIN SH SOG  G  A YC RC GW PK ATT
------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Aug 25 Central Florida      MF       3   2  2  0        1       
Aug 29 Penn State           MF       1   1  0  1                
Aug 31 Connecticut          MF       0   0  0  0                
Sep  5 FL International     MF       1   0  0  0                
Sep  7 Florida              MF       2   2  0  0                
Sep 12 Auburn               MF   66  4   3  1  1                
Sep 14 South Carolina       MF   94  3   2  0  0                
Sep 21 Florida Gulf Coast   MF   57  2   0  0  1                
Sep 25 Virginia             MF   84  4   1  0  0                
Sep 28 Virginia Tech        MF   90  1   0  0  0                
Oct  2 Maryland             MF   89  1   0  0  0                
Oct  5 Boston College       MF   90  1   0  0  0                
Oct 12 Miami                MF   80  2   1  0  0                
Oct 16 Wake Forest          MF   80  3   0  0  0                
Oct 19 Duke                 MF   80  1   1  1  0        1       
Oct 23 Clemson              MF   90  4   2  0  1                
Oct 30 North Carolina       MF  110  1   0  0  0                
Nov  2 North Carolina State MF   77  1   1  0  0                
Nov  5 Virginia Tech        MF  110  1   0  0  0           0   1
Nov 14 Miss Valley State    MF   36  2   1  0  1                
Nov 16 Auburn               MF   90  4   2  0  1                
Nov 22 Boston College       MF   84  0   0  0  0                
Nov 28 Notre Dame           MF   90  1   0  0  0                
------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Totals for 23 Matches       23 1497 43  19  4  6  0  0  2  0   1


2009
Date   Opponent             GS  MIN SH SOG  G  A YC RC GW PK ATT
------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Aug 21 Jacksonville         MF   81  2   1  1  1                
Aug 28 South Alabama        MF   31  0   0  0  1                
Aug 30 Stetson              MF   40  1   1  0  1                
Sep  4 Penn State           MF   90  2   1  0  0                
Sep  6 Washington State     MF   81  1   0  0  0                
Sep 10 Central Florida      MF   96  2   1  0  0                
Sep 18 Florida              MF   93  0   0  0  0                
Sep 24 Maryland             MF   90  0   0  0  0                
Sep 27 Boston College       MF   90  1   1  0  0                
Oct  4 Miami                MF   85  2   0  0  0                
Oct  8 Wake Forest          MF   56  1   0  0  0                
Oct 11 Duke                      85  3   1  0  0                
Oct 15 Clemson              MF   68  2   0  0  1                
Oct 22 North Carolina       MF  110  2   1  1  0                
Oct 25 North Carolina State MF   57  1   1  0  0                
Oct 30 Virginia             MF   90  0   0  0  0                
Nov  1 Virginia Tech        MF   90  3   0  0  0                
Nov  4 Duke                 MF   90  3   1  0  1                
Nov  6 Virginia Tech             52  2   1  1  0                
Nov  8 North Carolina       MF   61  0   0  0  0                
Nov 13 Southeastern LA      MF   45  1   0  0  0                
Nov 15 California           MF   73  1   0  0  2                
Nov 20 Texas A&M            MF   18  1   0  0  0                
Nov 27 Notre Dame           MF   90  2   0  0  0                
------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Totals for 24 Matches       22 1762 33  10  3  7  0  0  0  0   0


2010
Date   Opponent             GS  MIN SH SOG  G  A YC RC GW PK ATT
------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Aug 20 Washington State     MF   70  4      1  0                
Aug 22 Gonzaga              MF       1      0  0                
Aug 29 Stetson              MF       2   0  0  0                
Sep  3 Auburn               MF       2      0  0                
Sep  5 Mercer               MF   90  2   0  0  0                
Sep 10 Florida              MF   32  2   0  0  0                
Sep 12 Central Florida      MF       0   0  0  0                
Sep 19 Arkansas             MF       0   0  0  1                
Sep 26 Miami                MF   75  2      1  0                
Sep 30 Wake Forest          MF       3   1  0  0                
Oct  3 Duke                 MF       3   1  1  0        1       
Oct  7 Clemson              MF       3   2  1  0        1       
Oct 14 North Carolina       MF   90  0   0  0  0                
Oct 17 North Carolina State MF       0   0  0  0                
Oct 21 Virginia             MF       4   3  0  0                
Oct 24 Virginia Tech        MF       1   1  0  0                
Oct 28 Maryland             MF   90  2   0  0  0                
Oct 31 Boston College       F        0   0  0  0                
Nov 12 Middle Tennessee St  MF       1   0  0  1                
Nov 14 South Florida        MF       0   0  0  0                
Nov 20 Marquette            MF       0   0  0  0                
Nov 26 Stanford             MF       1   0  0  0                
------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---
Totals for 22 Matches       22  447 33   8  4  2  0  0  2  0   0