POR| Born | 27 August 1977 |
| Birthplace | Sao Bernado do Campo, Brazil |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| Height | 1.74 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Deco changed nationality to Portuguese from Brazilian.
He scored Portugal's opening goal in the Group D 2-0 victory against Iran in the 2006 World Cup finals with the win that meant they progressed to the knock-out stages of the World Cup finals for the first time since 1966.
He joined Chelsea in July 2008 with a two-year contract.
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians (Brazil) | 1996-07-01 | 1997-07-01 | |
| Alverca | 1997-07-01 | 1998-07-01 | |
| Salgueiros | 1998-07-01 | 1999-01-01 | |
| FC Porto | 1999-01-01 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Barcelona | 2004-07-01 | 2008-07-01 | |
| Chelsea | 2008-07-01 |
| Competition | Season | Full apps | Subs | Goals | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese First Division FC Porto |
2000 - 2001 | 29 | 2 |
5 |
11
|
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| UEFA Cup FC Porto |
2000 - 2001 | 8 | 2 |
2
|
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| UEFA Champions League FC Porto |
2001 - 2002 | 15 | 6 |
1
|
||
| Portuguese First Division FC Porto |
2001 - 2002 | 17 | 7 |
8
|
||
| International Portugal |
2002 - 2003 | 4 |
1 |
|||
| UEFA Cup FC Porto |
2002 - 2003 | 4 |
1
|
|||
| International Portugal |
2003 - 2004 | 3 | 5 |
|||
| UEFA Champions League FC Porto |
2003 - 2004 | 10 | 2 |
3
|
||
| European Championship Portugal |
2003 - 2004 | 5 | 1 |
2
|
||
| UEFA Champions League Barcelona |
2004 - 2005 | 4 | 1 |
|||
| Primera Liga Barcelona |
2004 - 2005 | 35 | 6 |
13
|
||
| FIFA World Cup Portugal |
2004 - 2005 | 8 | 1 |
|||
| International Portugal |
2004 - 2005 | 2 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Portugal |
2005 - 2006 | 7 | 1 |
3
|
1
|
|
| International Portugal |
2005 - 2006 | 3 |
1
|
|||
| UEFA Champions League Barcelona |
2005 - 2006 | 3 | ||||
| International Portugal |
2006 - 2007 | 2 | ||||
| European Championship Portugal |
2006 - 2007 | 5 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League Barcelona |
2006 - 2007 | 4 | 2 |
1
|
||
| UEFA Champions League Barcelona |
2007 - 2008 | 2 |
1
|
|||
| European Championship Portugal |
2007 - 2008 | 8 | 1 |
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| International Portugal |
2007 - 2008 | 2 | ||||
| Carling Cup Chelsea |
2008 - 2009 | 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup Portugal |
2008 - 2009 | 3 | 1 |
1 |
||
| UEFA Champions League Chelsea |
2008 - 2009 | 4 |
1
|
1
|
||
| Premier League Chelsea |
2008 - 2009 | 17 | 7 |
3 |
3
|
|
| FA Cup Chelsea |
2008 - 2009 | 1 |
||||
| UEFA Champions League Chelsea |
2009 - 2010 | 2 | 2 |
|||
| FA Cup Chelsea |
2009 - 2010 | 1 | ||||
| Premier League Chelsea |
2009 - 2010 | 10 | 4 |
2 |
1
|
|
| FA Community Shield Chelsea |
2009 - 2010 | 1 |
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| Carling Cup Chelsea |
2009 - 2010 | 2 | 1 |