Rodrigo Muniz (Brazilian footballer)
 Muniz in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Muniz Carvalho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 28 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 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 1 November 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | Cup[b] | League Cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2020 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 25 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 10 | ||||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Fulham | 2021–22 | Championship | 25 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Fulham | 2023-24 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |||
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 17 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 65 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes the Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Includes the Copa do Brasil and FA Cup
- ^ Includes the EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
Flamengo
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2020[citation needed]
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2021[12]
- Campeonato Carioca: 2021[citation needed]
Fulham
References
- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Rodrigo Muniz". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Hall da Fama: Rodrigo Muniz" [Hall of Fame: Rodrigo Muniz]. desportivobrasil.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Mattheus Oliveira e Rodrigo Muniz são registrados e ficam à disposição no Coritiba". Globoesporte.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Flamengo pede o retorno do atacante Rodrigo Muniz ao Coritiba". Globoesporte.com. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Muniz joins Fulham". fulhamfc.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Fulham 1-2 Reading". BBC. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Boro sign Fulham's Brazilian striker Muniz on loan". BBC Sport. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough: Vakoun Bayo scores late winner". BBC Sport. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ Rodrigo Muniz at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Championship: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
"Fulham: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2022.