Rodrigo Muniz reveals spouse suffered heartbreaking miscarriage after dedicating essential aim
Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz dedicated his first Premier League goal in over a year to his baby after sharing that his wife suffered a miscarriage last season, with the Brazilian also confirming she is pregnant again
Rodrigo Muniz revealed his wife suffered a tragic miscarriage
Rodrigo Muniz bravely opened up about his wife suffering a miscarriage last season after netting his first Premier League goal for Fulham in over a year on Saturday.
The 25-year-old striker secured a point for Fulham with a clever flicked finish at Craven Cottage against Newcastle. Before finding the back of the net in the 1-1 draw, Muniz hadn’t scored since August 2025, partly due to undergoing hamstring surgery last November.
Muniz, who remained out of action until February following the operation, has been among the goals this season, finding the net against West Ham and AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup.
Rodrigo Muniz opened up about the heartbreak(Image: Visionhaus, Steffan Bowen/Visionhaus/Getty Images)
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However, Saturday’s strike ended his lengthy drought for a Premier League goal. He marked the moment by dedicating it to his baby, disclosing that his wife is expecting again following last year’s devastating loss.
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 has appeared in eight of Fulham’s 10 Premier League matches under new head coach Alvaro Arbeloa but is yet to earn a league start.
Muniz scored a crucial equaliser for Fulham against Newcastle(Image: Dan Mullan, Getty Images)
Rodrigo Muniz opened up about the family tragedy
He continued by stressing his ambition to feature more prominently for Fulham this season, stating: “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.
“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.”
