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Walter Benítez (footballer)

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Walter Benítez
Benítez with Nice in 2022
Personal information
Full name Walter Daniel Benítez[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)
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
PSV
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2013 Quilmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Quilmes 48 (0)
2016 Nice B 2 (0)
2016–2022 Nice 167 (0)
2022– PSV 76 (0)
International career
2013 Argentina U20 3 (0)
2024– Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Walter Daniel Benítez (born 19 January 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Argentina national team.

Career

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Benítez signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club PSV in June 2022.[2]

In June 2023, Benítez received his first call-up the Argentine senior squad for two friendly matches against Australia and Indonesia.[3] He debuted on 26 March 2024 in a friendly match against Costa Rica.[4]

Personal life

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Benítez has a Paraguayan grandfather.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 November 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Quilmes 2011–12 Primera Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Argentine Primera División 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2014 Argentine Primera División 14 0 3 0 0 0 17 0
2015 Argentine Primera División 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
2016 Argentine Primera División 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 48 0 0 0 0 0 51 0
Nice B 2016–17 CFA 2 0 2 0
Nice 2016–17 Ligue 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 6 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 28 0 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 33 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 35 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 38 0 2 0 0 0 5[a] 0 45 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
Total 167 0 7 0 4 0 10 0 188 0
PSV 2022–23 Eredivisie 30 0 0 0 11[b] 0 1[c] 0 42 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 33 0 0 0 12[d] 0 1[c] 0 46 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 13 0 0 0 4[d] 0 1[c] 0 18 0
Total 76 0 0 0 27 0 3 0 106 0
Career total 293 0 7 0 4 0 37 0 3 0 344 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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PSV

References

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  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. ^ "PSV bolster squad by signing Walter Benítez". PSV Eindhoven. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Lista de convocados por Lionel Scaloni para la gira asitática en junio". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Guillermo tiene en la mira a un arquero argentino para la selección paraguaya". ABC (Paraguay) (in Spanish). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ^ Walter Benítez at Soccerway
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Ajax vs. PSV". PSV Eindhoven. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ^ "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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  • Profile at the PSV Eindhoven website