# 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;
* the Golden Boot for most prolific goal scorer;
* the Golden Glove for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;
* 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.

## Golden Ball

The current Golden Ball award was introduced in the 1987 Copa América. 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.

### Unofficial

This is an unofficial list of the recipients of the best player award provided by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
| 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 |
| 1987 | Argentina | Carlos Valderrama |
| 1989 | Brazil | Rubén Sosa |
| 1991 | Chile | Leonardo Rodríguez |
| 1993 | Ecuador | Sergio Goycochea |
| 1995 | Uruguay | Enzo Francescoli |
| 1997 | Bolivia | Ronaldo |
| 1999 | Paraguay | Rivaldo |
| 2001 | Colombia | Amado Guevara |
| 2004 | Peru | Adriano |
| 2007 | Venezuela | Robinho |
| 2011 | Argentina | Luis Suárez |
| 2015 | Chile | Lionel Messi |
| 2016 | United States | Alexis Sánchez |
| 2019 | Brazil | Dani Alves |
| 2021 | Brazil | Lionel Messi |
| 2024 | United States | James Rodríguez |

## Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is assigned to the top scorer of each edition.
| Year | Hosts | Winner(s) | Goals |
| 1916 | Argentina | Isabelino Gradín | 3 |
| 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 |
| 1993 | Ecuador | José Luis Dolgetta | 4 |
| 1995 | Uruguay | Gabriel Batistuta Luis García | 4 |
| 1997 | Bolivia | Luis Hernández | 6 |
| 1999 | Paraguay | Rivaldo Ronaldo | 5 |
| 2001 | Colombia | Víctor Aristizábal | 6 |
| 2004 | Peru | Adriano | 7 |
| 2007 | Venezuela | Robinho | 6 |
| 2011 | Argentina | Paolo Guerrero | 5 |
| 2015 | Chile | Eduardo Vargas Paolo Guerrero | 4 |
| 2016 | United States | Eduardo Vargas | 6 |
| 2019 | Brazil | Everton Soares Paolo Guerrero | 3 |
| 2021 | Brazil | Lionel Messi Luis Díaz | 4 |
| 2024 | United States | Lautaro Martínez | 5 |

## Golden Glove

| Year | Hosts | Winner |
| 2011 | Argentina | Justo Villar |
| 2015 | Chile | Claudio Bravo |
| 2016 | United States | Claudio Bravo |
| 2019 | Brazil | Alisson |
| 2021 | Brazil | Emiliano Martínez |
| 2024 | United States | Emiliano Martínez |

## Team of the Tournament

| Year | Hosts | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Manager |
| 2004 | Peru | Júlio César | Javier Zanetti Roberto Ayala Juan Darío Rodríguez | Lucho González Pável Pardo Renato Alex | Carlos Tevez Adriano | — |
| 2007 | Venezuela | Doni | Javier Zanetti Jonny Magallón Juan Jorge Fucile | Júlio Baptista Javier Mascherano Juan Román Riquelme | Robinho Nery Castillo Lionel Messi | — |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 | — |
| 2019 | Brazil | Alisson | Dani Alves José María Giménez Thiago Silva Miguel Trauco | Arthur Leandro Paredes Arturo Vidal | James Rodríguez Paolo Guerrero Everton | — |
| 2021 | Brazil | Emiliano Martínez | Mauricio Isla Cristian Romero Marquinhos Pervis Estupiñán | Rodrigo De Paul Casemiro Yoshimar Yotún | Lionel Messi Neymar Luis Díaz | — |
| 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 | — |

## Fair Play Award

| Year | Hosts | Winner |
| 2011 | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 2015 | Chile | Peru |
| 2016 | United States | Argentina |
| 2019 | Brazil | Brazil |
| 2021 | Brazil | Brazil |
| 2024 | United States | Colombia |

## Best Young Player

This award has been given out only in the 2007, 2011, and 2015 editions.
| Year | Hosts | Winner |
| 2007 | Venezuela | Lionel Messi |
| 2011 | Argentina | Sebastián Coates |
| 2015 | Chile | Jeison Murillo |