Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/2011 - 06/2013 | ![]() | Brighton & Hove Albion | Midfield | 15 | |
| 07/2000 - 06/2011 | ![]() | Valencia CF | Midfield | 14 | |
| 07/1997 - 06/2000 | ![]() | Levante UD | Midfield | 11 |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Champions League | 35 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1.849 | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | Champions League Qual. | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 294 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | Europa League | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1.255 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | UEFA Super Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | UI-Cup | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 361 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Championship | 29 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1.745 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches | |
| FA Cup | 1 | - | 1 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches | |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 121 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches | |
| Primera División | 243 | 165 | 78 | 79 | 14.761 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 34 | - | - | » All matches | |
| Segunda División | 36 | 36 | - | 14 | 3.030 | 7 | - | - | 5 | - | - | » All matches | |
| Copa del Rey | 26 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1.609 | 8 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | » All matches | |
| Supercopa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 286 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches | |
| Total | 409 | 281 | 128 | 129 | 25.424 | 64 | 5 | 8 | 49 | - | 1 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | WC Qualifiers Europe | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 504 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | WC Qualifiers Play-offs | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | Friendlies | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 781 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | EURO | 3 | 3 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | EURO Qualifiers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 646 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 38 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 2.328 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
![]() | U21 Friendlies | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
![]() | U21 EURO Qualifiers | 7 | 7 | - | 1 | 615 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 9 | 9 | - | 3 | 732 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Personal achievements
| Player of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2004 (Don Balón) | |





