The world’s oldest international football tournament Copa America have completed its 46th edition in which Argentina and Uruguay are the most successful teams as they both won the tournament 15 times and have the highest number of victories and other records in the history of Copa America.
Argentina’s star player Lionel Messi has scored 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.
This time 48th edition of 2024 Copa America going to start on June 20, and the final is to be played on July 14 in the US.
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 | E. Vargas | 23 | 14 |
| 6 | P. Guerrero | 25 | 14 |
| 7 | G. Batistuta | 16 | 13 |
| 8 | José Manuel Moreno | 16 | 13 |
| 9 | Jair | 18 | 13 |
| 10 | H. Scarone | 17 | 13 |
| 11 | L. Messi | 34 | 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 |
