South American Championships & Copa América
Top Goalscorers from 1916 to 2024
Copa America Top Goalscorers from 1916 to 2024.
Copa America was previously known as South American Championship until 1975.
Norberto Méndez and Zizinho are the Copa America All Time Top Scorers.
Pelé was Top Copa America Scorer in 1959.
Copa América Top Scorers by Year
| Host Nation | Year | # | Player | Nat | Goals |
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| Argentina | 1916 | 1 | Isabelino Gradín | 
| 3 |
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| Uruguay | 1917 | 2 | Ángel Romano |
| 4 |
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| Brazil | 1919 | 3 | Neco |
| 4 |
| | | | | Arthur Friedenreich |
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| Chile | 1920 | 4 | Angel Romano |
| 3 |
| | | | | José Pérez |
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| Argentina | 1921 | 5 | Julio Libonatti |
| 3 |
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| Brazil | 1922 | 6 | Julio Francia |
| 4 |
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| Uruguay | 1923 | 7 | Pedro Petrone |
| 3 |
| | | | | Valdino Aguirre |
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| Uruguay | 1924 | 8 | Pedro Petrone |
| 4 |
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| Argentina | 1925 | 9 | Manuel Seoane |
| 6 |
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| Chile | 1926 | 10 | David Arellano |
| 7 |
| 
| Peru | 1927 | 11 | Roberto Figueroa |
| 7 |
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| Argentina | 1929 | 12 | Aurelio González | 
| 5 |
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| Peru | 1935 | 13 | Herminio Masantonio |
| 4 |
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| Argentina | 1937 | 14 | Raúl Toro |
| 7 |
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| Peru | 1939 | 15 | Teodoro Fernández |
| 7 |
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| Chile | 1941 | 16 | Juan Marvezzi |
| 5 |
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| Uruguay | 1942 | 17 | Herminio Masantonio |
| 7 |
| | | | | José Manuel Moreno |
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| Chile | 1945 | 18 | Norberto Méndez |
| 6 |
| | | | | Heleno de Freitas |
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| Argentina | 1946 | 19 | José María Medina |
| 7 |
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| Ecuador | 1947 | 20 | Nicolás Falero |
| 8 |
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| Brazil | 1949 | 21 | Jair Rosa Pinto |
| 9 |
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| Peru | 1953 | 22 | Francisco Molina |
| 7 |
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| Chile | 1955 | 23 | Francisco Molina |
| 8 |
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| Uruguay | 1956 | 24 | Enrique Hormazábal |
| 4 |
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| Peru | 1957 | 25 | Humberto Maschio |
| 9 |
| | | | | Javier Ambrois |
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| Argentina | 1959 | 26 | Pelé |
| 8 |
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| Ecuador | 1959 | 27 | Jose Sanfilippo |
| 6 |
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| Bolivia | 1963 | 28 | Carlos Alberto Raffo |
| 6 |
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| Uruguay | 1967 | 29 | Luis Artime |
| 5 |
| No fixed venue | | 1975 | 30 | Leopoldo Luque |
| 4 |
| | | | | Ernesto Díaz | 
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| No fixed venue | | 1979 | 31 | Jorge Peredo |
| 4 |
| | | | | Eugenio Morel |
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| No fixed venue | | 1983 | 32 | Carlos Aguilera |
| 3 |
| | | | | Jorge Burruchaga |
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| | | | | Roberto Dinamite |
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| Argentina | 1987 | 33 | Arnoldo Iguarán |
| 4 |
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| Brazil | 1989 | 34 | Bebeto |
| 6 |
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| Chile | 1991 | 35 | Gabriel Batistuta |
| 6 |
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| Ecuador | 1993 | 36 | José Luis Dolguetta | 
| 4 |
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| Uruguay | 1995 | 37 | Gabriel Batistuta |
| 4 |
| | | | | Luis García Postigo | 
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| Bolivia | 1997 | 38 | Luis Hernández |
| 6 |
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| Paraguay | 1999 | 39 | Ronaldo |
| 5 |
| | | | | Rivaldo |
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| Colombia | 2001 | 40 | Víctor Aristizábal |
| 6 |
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| Peru | 2004 | 41 | Adriano |
| 7 |
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| Venezuela | 2007 | 42 | Robinho |
| 6 |
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| Argentina | 2011 | 43 | Paolo Guerrero |
| 5 |
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| Chile | 2015 | 44 | Eduardo Vargas |
| 5 |
| | | | | Paolo Guerrero |
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| United States | 2016 | 45 | Eduardo Vargas |
| 6 |
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| Brazil | 2019 | 46 | Everton Soares |
| 3 |
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| Brazil | 2021 | 47 | Lionel Messi |
| 4 |
| | | | | Luis Díaz |
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| United States | 2024 | 48 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 5 |
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Copa América Top Scorers All-Time
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| Player | Nat | Goals |
| Norberto Méndez |
| 17 |
| Zizinho |
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| Lionel Messi |
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| Severino Varela |
| 15 |
| Teodoro Fernández |
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| Paolo Guerrero |
| 14 |
| Eduardo Vargas |
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| Gabriel Batistuta |
| 13 |
| Ademir |
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| Jairzhino |
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| Héctor Scarone |
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| Jose Manuel Moreno |
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| Angel Romano |
| 12 |
| Roberto Porta |
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| Eduardo Vargas |
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| Víctor Agustín Ugarte |
| 11 |
| Didi |
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| Herminio Masantonio |
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| Javier Ambrois |
| 10 |
| Héctor Castro |
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| Enrique Hormazábal |
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| Arnoldo Iguarán |
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| Ángel Labruna |
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| Ronaldo |
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| Óscar Gómez Sánchez |
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| Pedro Petrone |
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