Walter Daniel Benítez (born 19 January 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

club

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

Club career

Benítez signed a four-year contract with

club PSV in June 2022.

International career

In June 2023, Benítez got his first ever call up to the senior Argentina team for two friendly matches against

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Personal life

Benítez has a Paraguayan grandfather.

Career statistics

Honours

PSV *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

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Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

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at the PSV Eindhoven website 1993 births Living people Footballers from San Martín, Buenos Aires Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players Eredivisie players Quilmes Atlético Club footballers OGC Nice players PSV Eindhoven players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Argentine sportspeople of Paraguayan descent {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub