Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2013 - 06/2016 |  | Trabzonspor |  Turkey | Defence | 3 |
| 07/2012 - 07/2013 |  | Queens Park Rangers |  England | Defence | 19 |
| 07/2008 - 06/2012 |  | Chelsea FC | England | Defence | 17 |
| 07/2005 - 06/2008 |  | FC Porto |  Portugal | Defence | 12 |
| 07/2003 - 06/2005 | | FC Porto | Portugal | Defence | 17 |
| 07/2002 - 06/2003 |  | Boavista | Portugal | Defence | 17 |
| 07/2001 - 06/2002 | | Boavista | Portugal | Defence | 28 |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 63 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 4.311 | - | - | 2 | 9 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 244 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1.698 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League Qual. | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| UEFA Super Cup | 1 | - | 1 | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Premier League | 112 | 101 | 11 | 29 | 8.782 | 3 | - | 7 | 14 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| FA Cup | 10 | 10 | - | - | 900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| FA Community Shield | 1 | - | 1 | - | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primeira Liga | 147 | 117 | 30 | 13 | 10.998 | 4 | - | - | 23 | 1 | - | » All matches |
| Taça | 1 | 1 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Supertaça | 2 | 2 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| SüperLig | 63 | 63 | - | 3 | 5.399 | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| Total | 430 | 366 | 64 | 60 | 32.970 | 8 | - | 12 | 58 | 1 | 2 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WC Qualifiers Europe | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | 766 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 8 | 8 | - | 3 | 616 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Olympic Games | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 232 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 3 | 3 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 578 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 30 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2.462 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 Friendlies | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 147 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| U21 EURO | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 329 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| U21 EURO Qualifiers | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 857 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1.333 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |