Rodrigo Muniz

Early life

Born in São Domingos do Prata, Muniz started his career with Desportivo Brasil, who he played for between 2016 and 2018. By doing so, Muniz moved out of his parents's house when he was fourteen years old. Initially, Muniz had difficulty settling in but he was able to overcome the obstacles, thanks to his mother. Muniz progressed throughout his time at Desportivo Brasil, where at one point, he helped the club finish as runners-up at the end of the 2016 season and was the top scorer with 34 goals in all competitions. The 2017 season saw Muniz was a top scorer for Desportivo Brasil once again with 25 goals. Years after leaving Desportivo Brasil, Muniz was inducted to the club's Hall of Fame.

Flamengo

On 20 January 2018, Muniz joined Flamengo from Deportivo Brasil as a youth player, along with teammate Bruninho. In his first season at Flamengo as a youth player, he helped the club's youth team win the Copa do Brasil Sub-17 by beating Fluminense’s youth team 1–0 on 21 December 2018. In his second season at Flamengo as a youth player, Muniz helped the club's youth team win four trophies. During the 2019 season, he scored two hat–tricks, coming against Real Ariquemes and Boavista’s youth teams. Muniz also signed his first professional contract with Flamengo, keeping him until 2024. Ahead of the 2020 season, Muniz was called up to the Flamengo's first team for the pre–season. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 January 2020, in a 3–2 win against…

As of match played 15 September 2026

Muniz is the son of an axé singer and inherited his passion of football from his father. He said he grew up idolising Zlatan Ibrahimović. Muniz speaks English, having taken lessons to learn the language since joining Fulham. He is married. An interview in April 2024 with BBC's Football Focus caused a clip of Muniz to go viral where he listed the three things most important to him as "God, Football, Fish" in that order.

Flamengo

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2020 Supercopa do Brasil: 2021 Campeonato Carioca: 2021 Fulham

EFL Championship: 2021–22 Individual

Premier League Player of the Month: March 2024