Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2009 - 10/2009 |  | Santos FC |  Brazil | Midfield | |
| 08/2007 - 06/2009 |  | AC Milan |  Italy | Midfield | 5 |
| 07/2006 - 08/2007 |  | Real Madrid |  Spain | Midfield | 8 |
| 07/2004 - 06/2006 |  | Juventus | Italy | Midfield | 8 |
| 07/2000 - 06/2004 |  | AS Roma | Italy | Midfield | 11 |
| 07/1997 - 06/2000 |  | Bayer Leverkusen |  Germany | Midfield | 10 |
| 01/1994 - 06/1997 |  | Grêmio Porto Alegre | Brazil | Midfield | |
| 01/1993 - 12/1993 |  | Botafogo - RJ | Brazil | Midfield | |
| 01/1992 - 12/1992 | | Grêmio Porto Alegre | Brazil | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Club World Cup | 1 | - | 1 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Champions League | 62 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 5.204 | 8 | - | 2 | 11 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 235 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1.435 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| UEFA Super Cup | 1 | - | 1 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Bundesliga | 82 | 76 | 6 | 23 | 6.520 | 11 | - | 14 | 13 | - | - | » All matches |
| DFB-Pokal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 288 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Serie A | 199 | 176 | 23 | 23 | 15.781 | 17 | - | - | 21 | 2 | 1 | » All matches |
| Coppa Italia | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 943 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | » All matches |
| Supercoppa | 1 | 1 | - | - | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primera División | 28 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 2.217 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
 | Copa Libertadores | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 859 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Série A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 331 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 437 | 383 | 54 | 68 | 34.127 | 45 | - | - | 56 | 3 | 1 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 262 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers South America | 19 | 19 | - | 5 | 1.575 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | - | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 2.207 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| Confederations Cup | 11 | 11 | - | 2 | 948 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | » All matches |
| Copa América | 9 | 9 | - | 2 | 735 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| Total | 73 | 67 | 6 | 18 | 5.727 | 6 | - | - | 17 | - | 1 |