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

Official

Year Hosts Winner Ref.
1987  Argentina Colombia Carlos Valderrama
1989  Brazil Uruguay Rubén Sosa
1991  Chile Argentina Leonardo Rodríguez
1993  Ecuador Argentina Sergio Goycochea
1995  Uruguay Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
1997  Bolivia Brazil Ronaldo
1999  Paraguay Brazil Rivaldo
2001  Colombia Honduras Amado Guevara
2004  Peru Brazil Adriano
2007  Venezuela Brazil Robinho
2011  Argentina Uruguay Luis Suárez
2015  Chile Argentina Lionel Messi[a]
2016  United States Chile Alexis Sánchez
2019  Brazil Brazil Dani Alves
2021  Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi
Brazil Neymar

Golden Boot

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

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

Golden Glove

Year Hosts Winner Ref.
2011  Argentina Paraguay Justo Villar
2015  Chile Chile Claudio Bravo
2016  United States Chile Claudio Bravo
2019  Brazil Brazil Alisson Becker
2021  Brazil Argentina Emiliano Martínez

Team of the Tournament

Year Hosts Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager Ref.
2004  Peru

Brazil Júlio César

Argentina Javier Zanetti
Argentina Roberto Ayala
Brazil Juan
Uruguay Darío Rodríguez

Argentina Lucho González
Mexico Pável Pardo
Brazil Renato
Brazil Alex

Argentina Carlos Tevez
Brazil Adriano

—
2007  Venezuela

Brazil Doni

Argentina Javier Zanetti
Mexico Jonny Magallón
Brazil Juan
Uruguay Jorge Fucile

Brazil Júlio Baptista
Argentina Javier Mascherano
Argentina Juan Román Riquelme

Brazil Robinho
Mexico Nery Castillo
Argentina Lionel Messi

—
2011  Argentina

Venezuela Renny Vega

Colombia Luis Amaranto Perea
Uruguay Diego Lugano
Paraguay Paulo Da Silva

Argentina Javier Mascherano
Colombia Fredy Guarín
Uruguay Álvaro Pereira
Peru Carlos Lobatón

Argentina Lionel Messi
Uruguay Luis Suárez
Peru Paolo Guerrero

Uruguay Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay)

2015  Chile

Chile Claudio Bravo

Colombia Jeison Murillo
Chile Gary Medel
Argentina Nicolás Otamendi

Peru Christian Cueva
Chile Marcelo Díaz
Argentina Javier Mascherano
Chile Arturo Vidal

Chile Eduardo Vargas
Peru Paolo Guerrero
Argentina Lionel Messi

Chile Jorge Sampaoli (Chile)

2016  United States

Chile Claudio Bravo

Chile Mauricio Isla
Argentina Nicolás Otamendi
Chile Gary Medel
Chile Jean Beausejour

Argentina Javier Mascherano
Chile Arturo Vidal
Chile Charles Aránguiz

Argentina Lionel Messi
Chile Eduardo Vargas
Chile Alexis Sánchez

—
2019  Brazil

Brazil Alisson Becker

Brazil Dani Alves
Uruguay José María Giménez
Brazil Thiago Silva
Peru Miguel Trauco

Brazil Arthur Melo
Argentina Leandro Paredes
Chile Arturo Vidal

Colombia James Rodríguez
Peru Paolo Guerrero
Brazil Everton Soares

—
2021  Brazil

Argentina Emiliano Martínez

Chile Mauricio Isla
Argentina Cristian Romero
Brazil Marquinhos
Ecuador Pervis Estupiñán

Argentina Rodrigo De Paul
Brazil Casemiro
Peru Yoshimar Yotún

Argentina Lionel Messi
Brazil Neymar
Colombia Luis Díaz

—

Fair Play Award

Year Hosts Winner Ref.
2011  Argentina  Uruguay
2015  Chile  Peru
2016  United States  Argentina
2019  Brazil  Brazil
2021  Brazil  Brazil

Best Young Player

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

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

See also

Footnotes

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

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