Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1999 - 06/2009 |  | Bayer Leverkusen |  Germany | Midfield | 25 |
| 03/2009 - 05/2009 |  | Bayer Leverkusen II | Germany | Midfield | |
| 07/1998 - 06/1999 |  | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany | Midfield | 15 |
| 07/1991 - 06/1998 |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | Germany | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 46 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 3.685 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 354 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 25 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 1.825 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Bundesliga | 296 | 261 | 35 | 52 | 23.537 | 39 | 2 | 63 | 48 | - | 2 | » All matches |
| 2. Bundesliga | 124 | 111 | 13 | 24 | 9.735 | 13 | - | 2 | 15 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| DFB-Pokal | 36 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 3.193 | 9 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Regionalliga West | 8 | 8 | - | 1 | 717 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Regionalliga Nordost (1994-2000) | 34 | 34 | - | 11 | 2.791 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 376 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 578 | 516 | 62 | 114 | 46.213 | 81 | 7 | 72 | 77 | 1 | 3 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World Cup | 14 | 14 | - | 8 | 1.162 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Play-offs | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 169 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 38 | 35 | 3 | 19 | 2.870 | 2 | - | 12 | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Confederations Cup | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 535 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 204 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1.366 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 81 | 75 | 6 | 41 | 6.306 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 3 | - | - |