# The 20 Best Goalscorers in Copa America History

> Decades of South American tournaments produced prolific marksmen, from black-and-white era goal machines to modern stars still adding to their tallies.

*By YPB Team · Published October 21, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-20-best-goalscorers-in-copa-america-history*

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1. **Lionel Messi** — score 1000/1000
   Argentina's captain who won the Copa in 2021 and 2024 and became one of its top scorers.
2. **Enzo Francescoli** — score 930/1000
   Uruguayan El Principe who won the 1987 and 1995 Copa.
3. **Omar Sívori** — score 848/1000
   Argentine forward who starred in the 1957 title win.
4. **Zizinho** — score 818/1000
   Brazilian playmaker tied at the top of the all-time Copa America scoring list with 17 goals.
5. **Héctor Scarone** — score 818/1000
   Uruguayan great of the 1920s, scorer in multiple Copa-winning sides.
6. **Pelé** — score 734/1000
   Brazil's icon whose eight goals in 1959 made him the tournament's top scorer.
7. **Luis Suárez** — score 734/1000
   Uruguay's all-time scorer, a key figure in the 2011 title.
8. **Ángel Di María** — score 734/1000
   Argentine winger who scored in the 2021 final and 2024 run.
9. **Neymar** — score 734/1000
   Brazil's star who scored in several Copa America campaigns.
10. **Lolo Fernández** — score 636/1000
   Peruvian legend with 15 Copa America goals, mostly in the 1930s.
11. **Humberto Maschio** — score 636/1000
   Argentine inside forward and 1957 top scorer.
12. **Eduardo Vargas** — score 520/1000
   Chilean striker who won two Copa titles and scored often in the tournament.
13. **Ademir** — score 520/1000
   Brazilian center forward who scored heavily at the 1949 Copa America.
14. **Lautaro Martínez** — score 520/1000
   Argentina striker and top scorer of the 2024 Copa America.
15. **Alexis Sánchez** — score 382/1000
   Chilean star of the 2015 and 2016 title teams.
16. **José Manuel Moreno** — score 382/1000
   Argentine inside forward of La Maquina who starred in the 1940s.
17. **Romário** — score 382/1000
   Brazilian striker who starred in the 1989 title win.
18. **Diego Forlán** — score 382/1000
   Uruguayan striker who scored in the 2011 title run.
19. **Edinson Cavani** — score 0/1000
   Uruguayan forward who scored in several Copas.
20. **Jair da Costa** — score 0/1000
   Brazilian winger of the 1940s-50s who scored 13 goals in the tournament.

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