Who was the best player at the 2019 Copa América?

Brazil's home title run produced plenty of standouts, but so did Peru's surprise march to the final and a couple of goalkeepers who stole the spotlight. Veteran captains, breakout wingers and shootout heroes are all in contention for the summer's top performer.

1. 1
   Arturo Vidal

   Chile's combative midfielder and a team-of-the-tournament pick as La Roja reached the semis.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Dani Alves

   Brazil's 36-year-old captain, named player of the tournament after a vintage run at right-back.
   960pts
3. 3
   Marquinhos

   Brazil's centre-back partner to Thiago Silva in a near-impenetrable back line.
   864pts
4. 4
   Miguel Trauco

   Peru's left-back, selected in the team of the tournament for his work down the flank.
   864pts
5. 5
   José Giménez

   Uruguay's centre-back, a rock in a group-winning defence and named in the official best XI.
   831pts
6. 6
   Edison Flores

   Peru's attacking midfielder who opened the scoring in the 3-0 semi-final upset of Chile.
   831pts
7. 7
   Pedro Gallese

   Peru's goalkeeper who saved Luis Suárez's penalty in the quarter-final shootout.
   719pts
8. 8
   Thiago Silva

   Brazil's veteran centre-back who anchored a defence that conceded a single goal all tournament.
   652pts
9. 9
   Lautaro Martínez

   Argentina's young striker who scored twice, including in the quarter-final win over Venezuela.
   575pts
10. 10
    Alisson Becker

    Brazil's goalkeeper and best keeper of the tournament, beaten only once, by a final penalty.
    575pts
11. 11
    Alexis Sánchez

    Chile's star forward who scored against Japan and Ecuador in the group stage.
    575pts
12. 12
    Philippe Coutinho

    Brazil's playmaker who scored twice in the opening win over Bolivia.
    487pts
13. 13
    Paolo Guerrero

    Peru's captain and joint top scorer, who netted in the semi-final and the final.
    487pts
14. 14
    Lionel Messi

    Argentina's captain who scored a penalty and was sent off in a heated third-place match.
    487pts
15. 15
    Luis Suárez

    Uruguay's striker who scored twice in the group stage before missing in the quarter-final shootout.
    487pts
16. 16
    Edinson Cavani

    Uruguay's forward who scored against Ecuador and the winner against Chile.
    487pts
17. 17
    Sergio Agüero

    Argentina's veteran striker who scored in the group stage and the third-place win over Chile.
    487pts
18. 18
    Roberto Firmino

    Brazil's link-up striker who scored against Peru and again in the semi-final win over Argentina.
    384pts
19. 19
    Eduardo Vargas

    Chile's forward who scored twice in the 4-0 rout of Japan.
    262pts
20. 20
    Everton Soares

    Brazil's breakout winger who shared the Golden Boot with three goals, including one in the final.
    262pts
21. 21
    Gabriel Jesus

    Brazil's forward who scored and assisted in the final before being sent off.
    262pts
22. 22
    James Rodríguez

    Colombia's playmaker and team-of-the-tournament pick who drove a perfect group stage.
    262pts
23. 23
    Arthur Melo

    Brazil's tidy midfield metronome, picked in the official team of the tournament.
    0pts
24. 24
    Leandro Paredes

    Argentina's deep-lying midfielder named in the official team of the tournament.
    0pts
25. 25
    Wuilker Faríñez

    Venezuela's young goalkeeper whose saves earned clean sheets against Peru and Brazil.
    0pts

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