The world’s oldest international football tournament Copa America has completed its 48th edition in which Argentina is the most successful team has won the tournament 16 times and has the highest number of victories and other records in the history of Copa America.
Argentina’s star player Lionel Messi has scored a total of 15 goals and became the top scorer in 2021 Copa America but now Norberto Mendez of Argentina is leading with the score of 17 goals and he is the top goal scorer in Copa America history.
The 48th edition of 2024 Copa America was started on June 20, 2024, and the final match was played on July 14 in the US. The tournament started and Argentina claimed a 2-0 win over Canada in the Copa America opener and the final match story ended on a happy note as Messi’s army Argentina’s 1-0 win over Columbia.
The 2024 Copa America’s highest goal scorer, Messi is the favorite face of the fans.
List of the top goal Scorer in Copa America
Norberto Mendez has played 17 matches and became the top goal scorer in Copa America history with 17 goals. He helped his team to clinch three consecutive Copa titles and won Golden Boots in 1945.
The second top goal scorer in Copa America is Zizinho from Brazil. He has played 33 matches 16 more than Norberto Mendez and has the same score of 17 goals. He won the Copa America title only one time and the World Cup Golden Ball in 1950.
Here are the top 20 goal scorers in Copa America of all time below-
| Rank | Players | Matches Played | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norberto Méndez | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | Zizinho | 33 | 17 |
| 3 | Severino Varela | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | Teodoro Fernández | 24 | 15 |
| 5 | Eduardo Vargas | 26 | 14 |
| 6 | P. Guerrero | 28 | 14 |
| 7 | L. Messi | 39 | 14 |
| 10 | Ademir | 18 | 13 |
| 8 | Gabriel Batistuta | 16 | 13 |
| 9 | José Manuel Moreno | 16 | 13 |
| 10 | Jair | 18 | 13 |
| 11 | Héctor Scarone | 17 | 13 |
| 12 | Roberto Porta | 20 | 12 |
| 13 | Ángel Romano | 23 | 12 |
| 14 | Herminio Masantonio | 8 | 11 |
| 15 | Didi | 17 | 11 |
| 16 | P. Petrone | 9 | 10 |
| 17 | J. Ambrois | 11 | 10 |
| 18 | Ronaldo | 13 | 10 |
| 19 | Á. Labruna | 14 | 10 |
| 20 | Enrique Hormazábal | 16 | 10 |
