Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2000 - 06/2001 |  | Sporting CP |  Portugal | Midfield | 9 |
| 07/1998 - 06/2000 | | Sporting CP | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1997 - 06/1998 | | Sporting CP | Portugal | Midfield | 7 |
| 07/1991 - 06/1997 | | Sporting CP | Portugal | Midfield | |
| 07/1989 - 06/1991 |  | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa |  Bulgaria | Midfield | |
| 07/1982 - 06/1989 |  | Rilski Sportist | Bulgaria | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 118 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 424 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Primeira Liga | 184 | 126 | 58 | 44 | 12.134 | 57 | 1 | - | 26 | 1 | - | » All matches |
| Total | 194 | 130 | 64 | 45 | 12.678 | 59 | 1 | - | 27 | 1 | - |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World Cup | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 389 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 571 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1.396 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| EURO | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 828 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 51 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 3.384 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
