Walter Benítez (footballer)

Not to be confused with Walter Benítez (manager).

Walter Benítez
Benítez with Nice in 2022
Personal information
Full name Walter Daniel Benítez[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993
Place of birth General José de San Martín, Chaco, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 44
Youth career
–2013 Quilmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Quilmes 48 (0)
2016 Nice B 2 (0)
2016–2022 Nice 167 (0)
2022–2025 PSV 97 (0)
2025– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Argentina U20 3 (0)
2024– Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Walter Daniel Benítez (born 19 January 1993) is an Argentine and naturalised French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Benítez started his career at Quilmes before joining Ligue 1 club Nice in summer 2016.[2] He signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club PSV in June 2022.[3] On 23 June 2025, he reached an agreement to join Premier League side Crystal Palace, with the move set to be completed on 1 July.[4]

International career

In June 2023, Benítez received his first call-up the Argentine senior squad for two friendly matches against Australia and Indonesia.[5]

He debuted on 26 March 2024 in a friendly 3–1 win against Costa Rica.[6]

Personal life

Benítez has a Paraguayan grandfather.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Quilmes 2011–12[9] Primera Nacional 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2012–13[10] Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[11] Argentine Primera División 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 6 0
2014[12] Argentine Primera División 14 0 3 0 — 0 0 — 17 0
2015[13] Argentine Primera División 21 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 21 0
2016[14] Argentine Primera División 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 7 0
Total 48 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 51 0
Nice B 2016–17[14] CFA 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Nice 2016–17[14] Ligue 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 — 6 0
2017–18[15] Ligue 1 28 0 0 0 1 0 4[c] 0 — 33 0
2018–19[16] Ligue 1 35 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 — 38 0
2019–20[17] Ligue 1 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 29 0
2020–21[18] Ligue 1 38 0 2 0 — 5[c] 0 — 45 0
2021–22[19] Ligue 1 37 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 37 0
Total 167 0 7 0 4 0 10 0 — 188 0
PSV 2022–23[20] Eredivisie 30 0 0 0 — 11[d] 0 1[e] 0 42 0
2023–24[21] Eredivisie 33 0 0 0 — 12[f] 0 1[e] 0 46 0
2024–25[22] Eredivisie 34 0 0 0 — 11[f] 0 1[e] 0 46 0
Total 97 0 0 0 — 34 0 3 0 134 0
Crystal Palace 2025–26[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 314 0 7 0 4 0 44 0 3 0 372 0
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b c Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  6. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

PSV

References

  1. ^ "UEFA Champions League 2024/2025: Booking List before League Phase Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 10 September 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ ""Benitez? A hard worker"". OGC Nice. 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ "PSV bolster squad by signing Walter Benítez". PSV Eindhoven. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Walter Benítez to join Crystal Palace in July". Crystal Palace F.C. 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Lista de convocados por Lionel Scaloni para la gira asitática en junio". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ^ "El sueño del pibe: debut absoluto de Walter Benítez en la Selección Argentina, contra Costa Rica" [The dream of a boy: Walter Benítez debut in the Argentina national football team against Costa Rica]. ESPN Argentina (in Spanish). 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Guillermo tiene en la mira a un arquero argentino para la selección paraguaya". ABC (Paraguay) (in Spanish). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. ^ Walter Benítez at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  14. ^ a b c "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Games played by Walter Benítez in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  24. ^ "PSV Eindhoven crowned 2024/25 Eredivisie Champions | Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  25. ^ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Ajax vs. PSV". PSV Eindhoven. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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