Walter Benítez (footballer)

Not to be confused with Walter Benítez (manager).

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

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 32)
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
0000–2013	Quilmes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Quilmes	48	(0)
2016	Nice B	2	(0)
2016–2022	Nice	167	(0)
2022–2025	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 as of 23:15, 18 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

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

Born in Argentina, Benítez is of Paraguayan descent through a 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. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2023–24, 2024–25^[24]
• KNVB Cup: 2022–23^[25]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022,^[26] 2023^[27]

Crystal Palace

• FA Community Shield: 2025^[28]