Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz has revealed that his wife suffered a miscarriage last season, sharing the news after scoring his first Premier League goal for the club in over a year on Saturday.
The 25-year-old salvaged a point for Fulham with a flicked finish in the 1-1 draw against Newcastle at Craven Cottage. Before that strike, Muniz had not scored since August 2025, partly due to surgery on a hamstring injury last November.
Emotional Dedication After Long Goal Drought
Muniz was sidelined until February after the operation but has been scoring this season, finding the net against West Ham and AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup. Saturday's goal ended his long wait for a Premier League strike, and he dedicated it to his baby, revealing that his wife is pregnant again after last year's heartbreak.
Speaking to club media, Muniz said: "Last season was really difficult for me. Now I can say it but I had the surgery, my wife was pregnant last season and unfortunately we lost the baby. But God is good all the time. And now she's pregnant again. The goal was for my baby and I hope this season will be different than last season."
Muniz's Role Under New Head Coach
Muniz has featured in eight of Fulham's 10 Premier League games under new head coach Alvaro Arbeloa but has not started in the league. He emphasised his desire to play a greater role for Fulham this term.
"I train hard every week to get opportunities to play and I want to play more. I cannot control that but I showed to the gaffer I want to play more. And I have to keep training hard for him to say, 'Okay, now is your time', and then I'm ready," he added.
"To be a striker, you need to be ready to play five or ten minutes. Of course, I want to play more. And I want to start as well. We have a lot of players in the national team. We train with, I think, ten players."
"It's really important because we cannot stay out for too long. And when we have time to work it's really good – because it's really important that the gaffer can show us what he wants and we have time to do it," Muniz concluded.
