Copa América awards
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This is a list of awards presented to players and teams that have distringuished themselves at the end of each Copa América final tournament.
Awards
There are currently five post-tournament awards:
- the Golden Ball for most valuable player, first awarded in 1987;[1][2]
- the Golden Boot for most prolific goal scorer;[3][2]
- the Golden Glove for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;[2]
- the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament, first awarded in 2004;
- the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2011.
In addition, the Best Young Player award has been given out intermittently.[2]
Golden Ball
The current Golden Ball award was introduced in the 1987 Copa América.[1][2] The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation provides a list of the best players from the first edition in 1916, who are listed below as unofficial recipients.[4]
Unofficial
This is an unofficial list of the recipients of the best player award provided by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.[4]
Official
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is assigned to the top scorer of each edition.[3]
Golden Glove
| Year | Hosts | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Argentina |
 Justo Villar |
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| 2015 |  Chile |
Claudio Bravo |
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| 2016 |  United States |
Claudio Bravo |
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| 2019 |  Brazil |
Alisson |
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| 2021 | Brazil |
Emiliano Martínez |
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| 2024 | United States |
Emiliano Martínez |
Team of the Tournament
| Year | Hosts | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Peru |
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| 2007 |  Venezuela |
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| 2011 | Argentina |
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| 2015 | Chile |
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| 2016 | United States |
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| 2019 | Brazil |
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| 2021 | Brazil |
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| 2024 | United States |
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Fair Play Award
Best Young Player
This award has been given out only in the 2007, 2011, and 2015 editions.[2]
| Year | Hosts | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Venezuela |
Lionel Messi |
| 2011 | Argentina |
 Sebastián Coates |
| 2015 | Chile |
 Jeison Murillo |
See also
Footnotes
- Lionel Messi rejected the award.[10]