Copa América awards

This is a list of awards presented to players and teams that have distringuished themselves at the end of each Copa América final tournament.

Awards

There are currently five post-tournament awards:

  • the Golden Ball for most valuable player, first awarded in 1987;[1][2]
  • the Golden Boot for most prolific goal scorer;[3][2]
  • the Golden Glove for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;[2]
  • the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament, first awarded in 2004;
  • the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2011.

In addition, the Best Young Player award has been given out intermittently.[2]

Golden Ball

The current Golden Ball award was introduced in the 1987 Copa América.[1][2] The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation provides a list of the best players from the first edition in 1916, who are listed below as unofficial recipients.[4]

Unofficial

This is an unofficial list of the recipients of the best player award provided by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.[4]

Year Hosts Winner
1916  Argentina Isabelino Gradín
1917  Argentina Héctor Scarone
1919  Brazil Arthur Friedenreich
1920  Chile José Piendibene
1921  Argentina Américo Tesoriere
1922  Brazil Fortes
1923  Uruguay José Nasazzi
1924  Uruguay Pedro Petrone
1925  Argentina Manuel Seoane
1926  Chile José Leandro Andrade
1927  Peru Manuel Seoane
1929  Argentina Manuel Ferreira
1935  Peru José Nasazzi
1937  Argentina Vicente de la Mata
1939  Peru Teodoro Fernández
1941  Chile Sergio Livingstone
1942  Uruguay Obdulio Varela
1945  Chile Domingos da Guia
1946  Argentina Adolfo Pedernera
1947  Ecuador José Manuel Moreno
1949  Brazil Ademir de Menezes
1953  Peru Heriberto Herrera
1955  Chile Enrique Hormazábal
1956  Uruguay Óscar Míguez
1957  Peru Omar Sívori
1959  Argentina Pelé
1959  Ecuador Alcides Silveira
1963  Bolivia Ramiro Blacut
1967  Uruguay Pedro Rocha
1975 Various Teófilo Cubillas
1979 Various Carlos Caszely
1983 Various Enzo Francescoli

Official

Year Hosts Winner Ref.
1987  Argentina Carlos Valderrama
[5]
1989  Brazil Rubén Sosa
[6]
1991  Chile Leonardo Rodríguez
[7]
1993  Ecuador Sergio Goycochea
[1]
1995  Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
[1]
1997  Bolivia Ronaldo
[1]
1999  Paraguay Rivaldo
[1]
2001  Colombia Amado Guevara
[8]
2004  Peru Adriano
[1]
2007  Venezuela Robinho
[1]
2011  Argentina Luis Suárez
[9]
2015  Chile Lionel Messi[a]
[10]
2016  United States Alexis Sánchez
[11]
2019  Brazil Dani Alves
[12]
2021  Brazil Lionel Messi
[13][14]
2024  United States James Rodríguez
[15]

Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is assigned to the top scorer of each edition.[3]

Year Hosts Winner(s) Goals Ref.
1916  Argentina Isabelino Gradín 3 [4]
1917  Uruguay Ángel Romano 4
1919  Brazil Arthur Friedenreich
Neco 		4
1920  Chile José Pérez
Ángel Romano 		3
1921  Argentina Julio Libonatti 3
1922  Brazil Juan Francia 4
1923  Uruguay Vicente Aguirre
Pedro Petrone 		3
1924  Uruguay Pedro Petrone 4
1925  Argentina Manuel Seoane 6
1926  Chile David Arellano 7
1927  Peru Alfredo Carricaberry
Segundo Luna
Roberto Figueroa
Pedro Petrone
Héctor Scarone 		3
1929  Argentina Aurelio González 5
1935  Peru Herminio Masantonio 4
1937  Argentina Raúl Toro 7
1939  Peru Teodoro Fernández 7
1941  Chile Juan Marvezzi 5
1942  Uruguay Herminio Masantonio
José Manuel Moreno 		7
1945  Chile Norberto Méndez
Heleno de Freitas 		6
1946  Argentina José María Medina 7
1947  Ecuador Nicolás Falero 8
1949  Brazil Jair 9
1953  Peru Francisco Molina 7
1955  Chile Rodolfo Micheli 8
1956  Uruguay Enrique Hormazábal 4
1957  Peru Humberto Maschio
Javier Ambrois 		9
1959  Argentina Pelé 8
1959  Ecuador José Sanfilippo 6
1963  Bolivia Carlos Alberto Raffo 6
1967  Uruguay Luis Artime 5
1975 Various Leopoldo Luque
Ernesto Díaz 		4
1979 Various Jorge Peredo
Eugenio Morel 		4
1983 Various Jorge Burruchaga
Roberto Dinamite
Carlos Aguilera 		3
1987  Argentina Arnoldo Iguarán 4
1989  Brazil Bebeto 6
1991  Chile Gabriel Batistuta 6
[1]
1993  Ecuador José Luis Dolgetta 4 [4]
1995  Uruguay Gabriel Batistuta
Luis García 		4 [4]
1997  Bolivia Luis Hernández 6 [16]
1999  Paraguay Rivaldo
Ronaldo 		5 [4]
2001  Colombia Víctor Aristizábal 6 [17]
2004  Peru Adriano 7
[18]
2007  Venezuela Robinho 6
[1]
2011  Argentina Paolo Guerrero 5 [16]
2015  Chile Eduardo Vargas
Paolo Guerrero 		4 [16]
2016  United States Eduardo Vargas 6 [16]
2019  Brazil Everton Soares
Paolo Guerrero 		3 [16]
2021  Brazil Lionel Messi
Luis Díaz 		4
[19]
2024  United States Lautaro Martínez 5
[15]

Golden Glove

Year Hosts Winner Ref.
2011  Argentina Justo Villar
[20]
2015  Chile Claudio Bravo
[2]
2016  United States Claudio Bravo
[21]
2019  Brazil Alisson
[22]
2021  Brazil Emiliano Martínez
[14]
2024  United States Emiliano Martínez
[15]

Team of the Tournament

Year Hosts Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager Ref.
2004  Peru

Júlio César

Javier Zanetti
Roberto Ayala
Juan
Darío Rodríguez

Lucho González
Pável Pardo
Renato
Alex

Carlos Tevez
Adriano

—
[23]
2007  Venezuela

Doni

Javier Zanetti
Jonny Magallón
Juan
Jorge Fucile

Júlio Baptista
Javier Mascherano
Juan Román Riquelme

Robinho
Nery Castillo
Lionel Messi

—
[24]
2011  Argentina

Renny Vega

Luis Amaranto Perea
Diego Lugano
Paulo Da Silva

Javier Mascherano
Fredy Guarín
Álvaro Pereira
Carlos Lobatón

Lionel Messi
Luis Suárez
Paolo Guerrero

Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay)

[25]
2015  Chile

Claudio Bravo

Jeison Murillo
Gary Medel
Nicolás Otamendi

Christian Cueva
Marcelo Díaz
Javier Mascherano
Arturo Vidal

Eduardo Vargas
Paolo Guerrero
Lionel Messi

Jorge Sampaoli (Chile)

[26]
2016  United States

Claudio Bravo

Mauricio Isla
Nicolás Otamendi
Gary Medel
Jean Beausejour

Javier Mascherano
Arturo Vidal
Charles Aránguiz

Lionel Messi
Eduardo Vargas
Alexis Sánchez

—
[27]
2019  Brazil

Alisson

Dani Alves
José María Giménez
Thiago Silva
Miguel Trauco

Arthur
Leandro Paredes
Arturo Vidal

James Rodríguez
Paolo Guerrero
Everton

—
[28]
2021  Brazil

Emiliano Martínez

Mauricio Isla
Cristian Romero
Marquinhos
Pervis Estupiñán

Rodrigo De Paul
Casemiro
Yoshimar Yotún

Lionel Messi
Neymar
Luis Díaz

—
[29]
2024  United States

Emiliano Martínez

Piero Hincapié
Davinson Sánchez
Cristian Romero
Alistair Johnston

James Rodríguez
Manuel Ugarte
Rodrigo De Paul

Raphinha
Lautaro Martínez
Lionel Messi

—
[30]

Fair Play Award

Year Hosts Winner Ref.
2011  Argentina  Uruguay
[31]
2015  Chile  Peru
[32]
2016  United States  Argentina
[27]
2019  Brazil  Brazil
[33]
2021  Brazil  Brazil
[14]
2024  United States  Colombia
[15]

Best Young Player

This award has been given out only in the 2007, 2011, and 2015 editions.[2]

Year Hosts Winner
2007  Venezuela Lionel Messi
2011  Argentina Sebastián Coates
2015  Chile Jeison Murillo

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Lionel Messi rejected the award.[10]

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