Rodrigo Muniz
Muniz in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Muniz Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001
Place of birth São Domingos do Prata, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 19
Youth career
2016–2018 Desportivo Brasil
2018–2020 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Flamengo 13 (3)
2020 → Coritiba (loan) 6 (1)
2021– Fulham 33 (5)
2022–2023 → Middlesbrough (loan) 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Rodrigo Muniz Carvalho (born 4 May 2001) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Fulham.

Career

Early life

Born in São Domingos do Prata, Muniz started his career with Desportivo Brasil, who he played for between 2016 and 2018.[3]

Flamengo

Coritiba (loan)

On 13 October 2020 Muniz moved to Coritiba on loan until the end of the 2020 season.[4] But after only six appearances and one goal for Coritiba he was asked to return to Flamengo.[5]

Fulham

On 13 August 2021, Muniz traveled to Spain for a fourteen day quarantine before going to England to sign with Fulham. On the same day Flamengo and Fulham reached an agreement for a €8m transfer fee with the Brazilian club keeping 20% of a future transfer.[6] Both clubs officially announced the transfer on 20 August.[7] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2–1 loss to Reading on 18 September.[8]

On 21 August 2022, Muniz signed for Championship club Middlesbrough on a season-long loan.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against Watford on 30 August.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 January 2024[11]
Club Season League State League[lower-alpha 1] Cup[lower-alpha 2] League Cup[lower-alpha 3] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2020 Série A 4031——00—71
2021 9313521—1[lower-alpha 4]0—259
Total 13316621—10—3210
Coritiba (loan) 2020 Série A 61—————61
Fulham 2021–22 Championship 255—2010——285
2023–24 Premier League 80—0041——121
Total 335—2051——406
Middlesbrough (loan) 2022–23 Championship 172—1000——182
Career total 6911166515110009619
  1. ↑ Includes the Campeonato Carioca
  2. ↑ Includes the Copa do Brasil and FA Cup
  3. ↑ Includes the EFL Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Flamengo

Fulham

References

  1. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rodrigo Muniz". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hall da Fama: Rodrigo Muniz" [Hall of Fame: Rodrigo Muniz]. desportivobrasil.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mattheus Oliveira e Rodrigo Muniz são registrados e ficam à disposição no Coritiba". Globoesporte.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Flamengo pede o retorno do atacante Rodrigo Muniz ao Coritiba". Globoesporte.com. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Flamengo fecha venda de Muniz ao Fulham, e atacante viaja para se apresentar ao novo clube" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Muniz joins Fulham". fulhamfc.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Fulham 1-2 Reading". BBC. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Boro sign Fulham's Brazilian striker Muniz on loan". BBC Sport. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  10. ↑ "Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough: Vakoun Bayo scores late winner". BBC Sport. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  11. ↑ Rodrigo Muniz at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Championship: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
    "Fulham: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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