Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2005 - 06/2009 |  | Inter |  Italy | Midfield | 7 |
| 07/2000 - 06/2005 |  | Real Madrid |  Spain | Midfield | 10 |
| 07/1995 - 06/2000 |  | FC Barcelona | Spain | Midfield | 7 |
| 07/1989 - 06/1995 |  | Sporting CP |  Portugal | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Intercontinental Cup | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Champions League | 103 | 99 | 4 | 37 | 8.430 | 24 | 10 | 26 | 23 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 351 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1.712 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| UEFA Super Cup | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 386 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Cup Winners Cup | 8 | 8 | - | 4 | 657 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Serie A | 105 | 68 | 37 | 38 | 6.459 | 9 | 1 | - | 12 | - | - | » All matches |
| Coppa Italia | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 834 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Supercoppa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 226 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primeira Liga | 129 | 120 | 9 | 22 | 10.580 | 16 | - | - | 28 | 2 | - | » All matches |
| Primera División | 336 | 321 | 15 | 88 | 27.148 | 67 | 21 | - | 86 | 6 | 2 | » All matches |
| Copa del Rey | 39 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 3.043 | 7 | - | - | 12 | - | - | » All matches |
| Supercopa | 9 | 9 | - | 2 | 807 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 774 | 699 | 75 | 219 | 60.813 | 129 | 32 | - | 168 | 8 | 2 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 802 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 29 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2.451 | 9 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 54 | 50 | 4 | 36 | 3.440 | 15 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 14 | 14 | - | 5 | 1.214 | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1.690 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 127 | 118 | 9 | 54 | 9.597 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 12 | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 EURO | 3 | 3 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 3 | 3 | - | - | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U20 World Cup | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 555 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 555 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
