At the end of each Copa América final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the match.

Awards

There are currently five post-tournament awards

  • the Best Player for most valuable player, first awarded in 1987;
  • the Top Goalscorer for most prolific goal scorer;
  • the Best Goalkeeper for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;
  • the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament;
  • the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2011.

Best Player

The current award was introduced in the 1987 Copa América.

Official

Year Hosts Best player
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
2016  United States Chile Alexis Sánchez
2019  Brazil Brazil Dani Alves
2021  Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi

Unofficial

This list is unofficial[1]

Year Hosts Best player
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 Agostinho Fortes Filho
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
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

Top Goalscorer

Year Hosts Top Goalscorer(s) Goals
1916  Argentina Uruguay Isabelino Gradín 3
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 Julio 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 Julio 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
1995  Uruguay Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
Mexico Luis García
4
1997  Bolivia Mexico Luis Hernández 6
1999  Paraguay Brazil Rivaldo (5)
Brazil Ronaldo
5
2001  Colombia Colombia Víctor Aristizábal 6
2004  Peru Brazil Adriano 7
2007  Venezuela Brazil Robinho 6
2011  Argentina Peru Paolo Guerrero 5
2015  Chile Chile Eduardo Vargas
Peru Paolo Guerrero
4
2016  United States Chile Eduardo Vargas 6
2019  Brazil Brazil Everton
Peru Paolo Guerrero
3
2021  Brazil Argentina Lionel Messi
Colombia Luis Díaz
4

Best Goalkeeper

Year Hosts Best Goalkeeper
2011  Argentina Paraguay Justo Villar
2015  Chile Chile Claudio Bravo
2016  United States Chile Claudio Bravo
2019  Brazil Brazil Alisson
2021  Brazil Argentina Emiliano Martínez

Team of the Tournament

Official

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

[2]
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

Paraguay Justo Villar

Uruguay Maxi Pereira
Uruguay Diego Lugano
Venezuela Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
Uruguay Álvaro Pereira

Uruguay Diego Pérez
Colombia Fredy Guarín
Paraguay Marcelo Estigarribia

Uruguay Diego Forlán
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

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

Brazil Arthur
Argentina Leandro Paredes
Chile Arturo Vidal

Colombia James Rodríguez
Peru Paolo Guerrero
Brazil Everton

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

Unofficial

Year Hosts Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
1959  Argentina

Peru Rafael Asca

Uruguay Mirto Davoine
Peru Víctor Benítez
Argentina Vladislao Cap

Argentina Eliseo Mouriño
Uruguay Alcides Silveira

Brazil Garrincha
Brazil Didi
Uruguay Vladas Douksas
Brazil Pelé
Argentina Raúl Belén

[3]

Fair Play Award

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

Best Young Player

This award was halted

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

See also

References

  1. Copa América Best Players, RSSSF.com
  2. "Pavel representa a México en el equipo ideal de la Perú 2004".
  3. "Equipos Ideales de la Copa América".
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