Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2007 - 06/2013 |  | Aston Villa |  England | Midfield | 19 |
| 08/2006 - 06/2007 | | Aston Villa | England | Midfield | 11 |
| 07/1999 - 08/2006 |  | Celtic FC |  Scotland | Midfield | 19 |
| 07/1996 - 06/1999 |  | CSKA Sofia |  Bulgaria | Midfield | |
| 07/1995 - 06/1996 |  | PFC Montana | Bulgaria | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1.497 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 7 | 7 | - | 2 | 574 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 33 | 33 | - | 5 | 3.007 | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League Qual. | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 454 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| UI-Cup | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Premier League | 185 | 174 | 11 | 32 | 15.339 | 9 | - | 10 | 37 | - | - | » All matches |
| FA Cup | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 961 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.159 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Premiership | 228 | 215 | 13 | 53 | 18.738 | 55 | - | - | 32 | - | - | » All matches |
| FA Cup | 3 | 3 | - | - | 270 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 509 | 478 | 31 | 102 | 42.179 | 73 | - | 11 | 81 | - | - |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WC Qualifiers Europe | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1.933 | 2 | - | - | 7 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 48 | 44 | 4 | 17 | 3.806 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 2 | 2 | - | - | 173 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 33 | 33 | - | 4 | 2.808 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 106 | 101 | 5 | 24 | 8.720 | 8 | - | - | 14 | 1 | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 EURO Qualifiers | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |