CONCACAF Gold Cup awards
Association football tournament awards
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At the end of each CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.
Awards
- There are currently five post-tournament awards from the Tournament Awards Committee:[1]
- the Golden Ball for best player, first awarded in 1991;
- the Golden Boot for top goalscorer, first awarded in 1991;
- the Golden Glove for best goalkeeper, first awarded in 2002;
- the Fair Play Trophy for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2002;
- the Goal of the Tournament, for the best goal scored during the tournament, first awarded in 2021.
Best player
Top goalscorer
| Gold Cup | Golden Boot | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Benjamín Galindo |
4 |
| 1993 | Zague |
11 |
| 1996 |  Eric Wynalda |
4 |
| 1998 | Luis Hernández |
4 |
| 2000 |  Carlo Corazzin |
4 |
| 2002 | Brian McBride |
4 |
| 2003 |  Walter Centeno Landon Donovan |
4 |
| 2005 | DaMarcus Beasley |
3 |
| 2007 |  Carlos Pavón |
5 |
| 2009 | Miguel Sabah |
4 |
| 2011 | Javier Hernández |
7 |
| 2013 |  Gabriel Torres Landon Donovan Chris Wondolowski |
5 |
| 2015 | Clint Dempsey |
7 |
| 2017 | Alphonso Davies |
3 |
| 2019 | Jonathan David |
6 |
| 2021 |  Almoez Ali |
4 |
| 2023 | Jesús Ferreira |
7 |
| 2025 | Ismael Díaz |
6 |
Best goalkeeper
| Gold Cup | Golden Glove | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lars Hirschfeld |
2 |
| 2003 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
5 |
| 2005 | Jaime Penedo |
2 |
| 2007 |  Franck Grandel |
0 |
| 2009 | Keylor Navas |
1 |
| 2011 | Noel Valladares |
1 |
| 2013 | Jaime Penedo |
2 |
| 2015 | Brad Guzan |
2 |
| 2017 |  Andre Blake |
3 |
| 2019 | Guillermo Ochoa |
3 |
| 2021 | Matt Turner |
5 |
| 2023 | Guillermo Ochoa |
4 |
| 2025 | Luis Malagón |
3 |
Best young player
The Young Player Award ("Bright Future Award" 2015) was awarded for the first time at the 2015 Gold Cup in Canada–United States and given to Mexico's Jesús Corona.[2]
The winner of the award has only been part of the winning country one time: Jesús Corona in 2015.
| Gold Cup | Young Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jesús Corona |
22 |
| 2017 | Alphonso Davies |
16 |
| 2019 | Christian Pulisic |
20 |
| 2021 | Tajon Buchanan |
22 |
| 2025 |  Olger Escobar |
18 |
Team of the Tournament
Fair Play Trophy
| Gold Cup | Fair Play Trophy Winners |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Costa Rica |
| 2003 | United States |
| 2005 | Honduras |
| 2007 | Honduras |
| 2009 | United States |
| 2011 | Mexico |
| 2013 | Panama |
| 2015 | Jamaica |
| 2017 | United States |
| 2019 | United States |
| 2021 | United States |
| 2023 | United States |
| 2025 | United States |
Goal of the Tournament
The Goal of the Tournament award was awarded for the first time at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
- Scores and results list the goal tally of the players' team first.
| Gold Cup | Player | Scored against | Score | Minute | Result | Round | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bobby Decordova-Reid |
 Suriname |
2–0 | 26' | 2–0 | Group stage | [10] |
| 2023 | Anthony Baron |
 Cuba |
4–0 | 50' | 4–0 | Group stage | [11] |