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.
_1.jpg) Benítez with Nice in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Daniel Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | General José de San Martín, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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– | PSV | 63 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Career
Benítez signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club PSV in June 2022.[1]
In June 2023, Benítez received his first call-up the Argentine senior squad for two friendly matches against Australia and Indonesia.[2] He debuted on 26 March 2024 in a friendly match against Costa Rica.[3]
Personal life
Benítez has a Paraguayan grandfather.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 May 2024[5]
| 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 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 280 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 0 | ||
Honours
PSV
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Walter Benítez.
- Profile at the PSV Eindhoven website