Walter BenítezGK#44

Crystal Palace·Premier League·Goalkeeper

33 years(19/01/1993)1,91mrightArgentina, FranceContract until 30/06/2028

7.20Rating17 matches in 12 months

€4.00mMarket value#27 in Crystal Palace · #452 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

UEFA Confere11.127.6

UEFA Confere18.126.1

EFL Cup23.129.8

FA Cup10.016.2

Premier Leag15.037.1

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

Nov

7.80Dec

6.20Jan

Feb

7.00Mar

Apr

May

Jun

6.50Jul

6.40Aug

8.00Sep

7.90Oct

Club matchesCrystal Palace

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Recent results

03 Oct · 12:30Friendlies ClubsH

Bristol City0:1Match stats 20 Sept · 14:00English Premier LeagueA

Leeds—Prediction 17 Sept · 20:00UEFA Europa LeagueH

Lech PoznanW4:0Prediction 12 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueH

Ipswich—Prediction 08 Sept · 19:45League CupH

Middlesbrough—Prediction

Key statsPremier League · UEFA Europa League · EFL Cup

Saves153.75 / 90

Goals conceded30.75 / 90

Clean sheets375%

Pass accuracy70.6%

Minutes3604 matches16 of 16Rank

Rating7.970Y 0R1 of 16Rank

Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among goalkeepers — Premier League, season 26/27.

Player profileattributes and traits

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: GK

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

GoalkeepingPer 90 · Percentile

Saves2.5033%

Goals conceded1.5053%

Clean sheets0.5073%

Saves inside box1.5020%

Punches1.0075%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 15 goalkeepers · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 180′

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Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 5 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Availability

StatusAvailable17 matches in 12 months

National teamArgentina1 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€4.00mHighest: €14.00m (30/05/2022)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	YC	RC
Premier League	Crystal Palace	26/27	2	180	7.70	—	—	—	—
UEFA Europa League	Crystal Palace	26/27	1	90	9.30	—	—	—	—
EFL Cup	Crystal Palace	26/27	1	90	7.20	—	—	—	—

Transfers4

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2025	25/26	PSV	Crystal Palace	free transfer	€7.50m
01/07/2022	22/23	Nice	PSV	free transfer	€14.00m
01/07/2016	16/17	Quilmes	Nice	free transfer	€3.50m
01/07/2014	14/15	Quilmes U20	Quilmes	-	€150k

Market value

€4.00m Current€14.00m Highest · 30/05/202203/06/2026 Last change

10.02.201403.06.2026

#135 Argentina#27 Crystal Palace#136 Goalkeeper#452 Premier League#2.716 Worldwide#28 Year 1993

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
10/02/2014	21	Unknown	€150k
10/01/2015	21	Quilmes AC	€600k
14/07/2015	22	Quilmes AC	€1.80m
06/02/2016	23	Quilmes AC	€3.50m
13/07/2016	23	OGC Nice	€3.50m
01/11/2016	23	OGC Nice	€2.50m
16/01/2017	23	OGC Nice	€2.00m
01/06/2017	24	OGC Nice	€1.50m
24/01/2018	25	OGC Nice	€3.50m
04/06/2018	25	OGC Nice	€3.50m
17/12/2018	25	OGC Nice	€7.00m
07/03/2019	26	OGC Nice	€8.50m
03/06/2019	26	OGC Nice	€10.00m
19/12/2019	26	OGC Nice	€10.00m
08/04/2020	27	OGC Nice	€8.00m
15/10/2020	27	OGC Nice	€10.00m
04/06/2021	28	OGC Nice	€10.00m
16/12/2021	28	OGC Nice	€12.00m
30/05/2022	29	OGC Nice	€14.00m
11/11/2022	29	PSV Eindhoven	€12.00m
23/06/2023	30	PSV Eindhoven	€12.00m
15/12/2023	30	PSV Eindhoven	€12.00m
18/03/2024	31	PSV Eindhoven	€13.00m
31/05/2024	31	PSV Eindhoven	€13.00m
17/12/2024	31	PSV Eindhoven	€12.00m
28/03/2025	32	PSV Eindhoven	€10.00m
28/05/2025	32	PSV Eindhoven	€7.50m
17/10/2025	32	Crystal Palace	€6.00m
09/12/2025	32	Crystal Palace	€5.00m
03/06/2026	33	Crystal Palace	€4.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2025	EPL	Crystal Palace	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.