Career as a player
| Period | Team | Country | Position | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2006 - 06/2011 |  | FC Copenhagen |  Denmark | Midfield | 10 |
| 07/2005 - 06/2006 |  | VfB Stuttgart |  Germany | Midfield | 22 |
| 12/2004 - 07/2005 |  | Atlético Madrid |  Spain | Midfield | 11 |
| 07/2004 - 12/2004 |  | Birmingham City |  England | Midfield | 7 |
| 10/2000 - 06/2004 |  | Chelsea FC | England | Midfield | 30 |
| 07/1999 - 10/2000 |  | AFC Ajax |  Netherlands | Midfield | |
| 07/1998 - 06/1999 | | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | Midfield | 16 |
| 07/1995 - 06/1998 |  | Aalborg BK | Denmark | Midfield |
Club matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Champions League | 29 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1.745 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | » All matches |
| Champions League Qual. | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1.270 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Europa League | 27 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 1.975 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| UI-Cup | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 396 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| Superliga | 200 | 147 | 53 | 72 | 13.146 | 26 | 1 | - | 25 | 1 | 1 | » All matches |
| Bundesliga | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1.563 | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | - | » All matches |
| DFB-Pokal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Premier League | 104 | 69 | 35 | 44 | 6.140 | 7 | - | 11 | 16 | - | - | » All matches |
| FA Cup | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 968 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| League Cup | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 455 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Eredivisie | 55 | 46 | 9 | 11 | 4.142 | 12 | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | » All matches |
| KNVB beker | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 405 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Super Cup | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 82 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Primera División | 16 | 16 | - | 6 | 1.365 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | » All matches |
| Copa del Rey | 3 | 3 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 514 | 377 | 137 | 181 | 34.088 | 63 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 1 | 1 |
International matches
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | World Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 357 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | » All matches |
| WC Qualifiers Europe | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 884 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | » All matches |
| Friendlies | 32 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 2.057 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 506 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | » All matches |
| EURO Qualifiers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1.147 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 79 | 59 | 20 | 37 | 4.951 | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | ||
| Competition | Matches | Start | In | Out | Min. | Scores | 11m | Ass | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | ||
| U21 Friendlies | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
| Total | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - |