Central midfielder · age 40 · Portugal · 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) · right foot · contract to Jun 2027
Career 508 apps · 21 goals · 48 assists · league games since 2010/11
Runner-up: Ligue 1 2017/18, 2013/14
791 minutes · 9 starts · 72 a game
Central midfielder 96% · Attacking midfielder 4% · of his last 100 starts
Each attribute, out of 99: how he compares with the 181 outfield players in Liga Portugal with ten full games or more, over 2026/27, marked down when he's below par among midfielders (so playing up front alone doesn't make a shooter); passing against other midfielders only, since where you play decides how safe your passes are. Rating is his average match rating. League matches only.
League matches in the competitions we cover. Per 90 shown from five full games. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included.
| Season | Club | Apps | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Sporting BragaLiga Portugal | 11 (9) | 791 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| 2025/26 | Sporting BragaLiga Portugal | 31 (27) | 2,226 | 1 | 1 | 6.97 |
| 2024/25 | Sporting BragaLiga Portugal | 22 (19) | 1,675 | 1 | 2 | 7.22 |
| 2023/24 | Sporting BragaLiga Portugal | 30 (23) | 2,110 | 1 | 1 | 7.29 |
| 2022/23 | Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League | 31 (20) | 1,785 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 2021/22 | Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League | 35 (34) | 2,975 | 2 | 1 | 7.11 |
| 2020/21 | Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League | 33 (28) | 2,534 | 1 | 1 | 7.13 |
| 2019/20 | Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League | 38 (34) | 3,108 | 1 | 6 | 7.35 |
| 2018/19 | Wolverhampton WanderersPremier League | 38 (35) | 3,040 | 1 | 8 | 7.25 |
| 2017/18 | MonacoLigue 1 | 33 (31) | 2,801 | 1 | 6 | 7.31 |
| 2016/17 | MonacoLigue 1 | 31 (19) | 1,768 | 2 | 4 | 7.18 |
| 2015/16 | MonacoLigue 1 | 26 (24) | 2,123 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2014/15 | MonacoLigue 1 | 37 (35) | 3,165 | 4 | 6 | – |
| 2013/14 | MonacoLigue 1 | 31 (30) | 2,563 | 1 | 8 | 7.34 |
| 2012/13 | PortoLiga Portugal | 27 (27) | 2,384 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2011/12 | PortoLiga Portugal | 29 (26) | 2,350 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 2010/11 | PortoLiga Portugal | 25 (24) | 2,050 | 0 | 0 | – |
| All 17 seasons | 508 (445) | 39,448 | 21 | 48 | 7.21 | |
Apps (starts). Ratings are match ratings, averaged over the season. League matches in the competitions we cover.
From the historical record: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s transfer lists (CC BY-SA 4.0), each fee credited to the outlet or club that reported it. Dates are only as exact as the record; “Move” means the type wasn’t recorded. Retrospective record, not Swoop intelligence.
Games he started or came on in; league games only (cups and European games aren’t in our data).