The Copa America 2024 was another spectacular edition of the tournament, as the USA played host.
Throughout the history of the Copa America, the competition has witnessed some of the greatest names ever to play the game, and the goals have traditionally flowed.
Here, The Sporting News looks back in the archives to recall some of the names who have made their mark on the championship, and those who have topped the goal scoring charts.
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Who is the top scorer in the history of the Copa America?
The Copa America has two top scorers from a long and proud history — and they hail from two of the competition's traditional powerhouses.
Argentina's Norberto Mendez and Brazilian Zizinho are the players who have scored the most overall tournament goals, each with 17 to their name.
"Tucho" Mendez, who spent most of his career with Huracan, achieved the mark across three tournaments (1945, 1946 and 1947), while Zizinho did so in six championships (1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953).
Behind them, with 15 goals each, are the Uruguayan Severino Varela and Peru's Teodoro Fernandez.
Chile's Eduardo Vargas and Peru's Paolo Guerrero both missed the chance to top the scoring charts at the 2024 tournament, as they sit on 14 goals apiece.
And they have been joined by Lionel Messi, who scored his 14th goal in the 2024 semifinal against Canada.
Players with most overall Copa America goals
| Name | Nation | No. of goals |
| Norbert Martinez | Argentina | 17 |
| Zizinho | Brazil | 17 |
| Lolo Fernandez | Peru | 15 |
| Severino Valera | Uruguay | 15 |
| Pablo Guerrero | Peru | 14 |
| Eduardo Vargas | Chile | 14 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 14 |
| Ademir | Brazil | 13 |
| Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina | 13 |
| Jair | Brazil | 13 |
| Jose Manuel Moreno | Argentina | 13 |
| Hector Scarone | Uruguay | 13 |
