Copa America 2024 top goal scorers: Updated Golden Boot list as Martinez strikes again but Messi blanked for Argentina

The Copa America has returned to the USA this summer, as Argentina aim to retain their continental crown.

Lionel Messi leads the defending champions at the tournament, which is back in the USA for the first time since 2016, with the Inter Miami forward aiming to win a third successive international title on the back of his FIFA World Cup success in 2022.

Argentina started the tournament as the favorites to lift the trophy, with Messi the focal point of their attack, but Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes will likely be among those battling with him for the Golden Boot award. Messi won the prize in 2021, scoring four goals and claiming five assists on the way to the title.

The Sporting News will be tracking the top scorers as each game is played at Copa America 2024 and updating the rankings below as the goals fly in.

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Copa America 2024 top scorer tableBelow is the latest updated list of top scorers at Copa America 2024. These rankings will be updated each day from June 20 through to the final on July 14.

Updated after matches on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

RankPlayerCountryGoals
(PKs)AssistsMatchesMins1Lautaro MartinezArgentina2 (0)02312Christian PulisicUSA1 (0)1190=Matias VinaUruguay1 (0)11903Eduard BelloVenezuela1 (0)01116=Jhonder CadizVenezuela1 (0)0153=Salomon RondonVenezuela1 (1)02166=Jeremy SarmientoEcuador1 (0)01152=Kendry PaezEcuador1 (1)02167=Alan MindaEcuador1 (0)0237=Folarin BalogunUSA1 (0)0166=Jefferson LermaColombia1 (0)0168=Gerardo ArteagaMexico1 (0)01180=Julio EncisoParaguay1 (0)0189=Darwin NunezUruguay1 (0)0190=Max AraujoUruguay1 (0)0190=Michael MurilloPanama1 (0)0190=Daniel MunozColombia1 (0)0190=Julian AlvarezArgentina1 (0)02149=Jonathan DavidCanada1 (0)02180MORE: Lionel Messi all-time record at Copa America for Argentina

Copa America 2024 Golden Boot tiebreakersThe player who tops the charts with the most number of goals at Copa America 2024 will win the coveted Golden Boot.

If there is more than one player with the same number of goals, the tiebreaker will be the player who has contributed the most assists. If there is still more than one player level, the next tiebreaker is least minutes played.

Copa America Golden Boot odds with Lionel Messi favorite in 2024It’s no surprise that Argentina superstar Messi was the pre-tournament favorite to win the Golden Boot at this summer’s Copa America. With 13 career goals at the Copa America ahead of 2024, Messi started the tournament needing four more to equal his countryman Norberto Mendez and Brazilian legend Zizinho as the most prolific goal scorer in the competition’s history.

Brazil talisman Vinicius Jr and Uruguayan frontman Darwin Nunez, who finished with 11 goals and eight assists in his second full Premier League season with Liverpool, are tipped to challenge him.

PlayerNationPre-Tournament Odds
(via BetMGM)Lionel MessiArgentina+350Vinicius Jr.Brazil+400Julian AlvarezArgentina+600Darwin NunezUruguay+600RodrygoBrazil+800Lautaro MartinezArgentina+800Gabriel MartinelliBrazil+1200RaphinhaBrazil+1600EndrickBrazil+1800Facundo PellistriUruguay+2500Luis DiazColombia+3300Christian PulisicUSA+3300Federico ValverdeUruguay+5000Hirving LozanoMexico+5000Odds as of June 20, 2024 via BetMGM in USA.

Who won the Golden Boot at Copa America 2021?The race to win the Golden Boot in the last Copa America ended with Messi tied on four goals with Luis Diaz of Colombia. Messi won the title thanks to his greater number of assists.

No player has scored over six goals, and won the award, since Adriano netted seven for Brazil in 2004.

Golden Boot winners at the Copa AmericaThe Golden Boot award is always a key battle in the Copa America.

YearGolden Boot WinnerGoals Scored1916Isabelino Gradin (URU)31917Angel Romano (URU)41919Arthur Friedenreich (BRA), Neco (BRA)41920Jose Perez (URU), Angel Romano (URU)31921Julio Libonatti (ARG)31922Julio Francia (ARG)31923Vicente Aguirre (ARG), Pedro Petrone (URU)31924Pedro Petrone (URU)41925Manuel Seoane (ARG)61926David Arellano (CHI)71927Alfredo Carricaberry (ARG), Segundo Luna (ARG), Roberto Figueroa (URU), Pedro Petrone (URU), Hector Scarone (URU)31929Aurelio Gonzalez (PAR)51935Herminio Masantonio (ARG)41937Raul Toro Julio (CHI)71939Teodoro Fernandez (PER)71941Juan Marvezzi (ARG)51942Herminio Masantonio (ARG), Jose Manuel Moreno (ARG)71945Norberto Mendez (ARG), Heleno de Freitas (BRA)61946Jose Maria Medina (URU)71947Nicolas Falero (URU)81949Jair (BRA)91953Francisco Molina (CHI)71955Rodolfo Micheli (ARG)81956Enrique Hormazábal (CHI)41957Humberto Maschio (ARG), Javier Ambrois (URU)91959Pele (BRA)81959Jose Sanfilippo (ARG)61963Carlos Alberto Raffo (COL)61967Luis Artime (ARG)51975Leopoldo Luque (ARG), Ernesto Diaz (COL)41979Jorge Peredo (CHI), Eugenio Morel (PAR)41983Jorge Burruchaga (ARG), Roberto Dinamite (BRA), Carlos Aguilera (URU)31987Arnoldo Iguaran (ECU)41989Bebeto (BRA)61991Gabriel Batistuta (ARG)61993Jose Luis Dolgetta (COL)41995Gabriel Batistuta (ARG), Luis Garcia (MEX)41997Luis Hernandez (MEX)61999Rivaldo (BRA), Ronaldo (BRA)52001Víctor Aristizábal (COL)62004Adriano (BRA)72007Robinho (BRA)62011Paolo Guerrero (PAR)52015Eduardo Vargas (CHI), Paolo Guerrero (PAR)42016Eduardo Vargas (CHI)62019Everton (BRA), Paolo Guerrero (PAR)32021Lionel Messsi (ARG)4All-time top scorers at the Copa America ahead of Copa 2024Lionel Messi is set to move up the all-time list in the USA this summer.

PositionPlayerNationGoals1.ZizinhoBrazil17-Norberto MendezArgentina173.Lolo FernandezPeru15-Seyerino VarelaUruguay155.Paolo GuerreroPeru14-Eduardo VargasChile147.AdemirBrazil13-Gabriel BatistutaArgentina13-JairBrazil13-Lionel MessiArgentina13-Jose Manuel MorenoArgentina13-Hector ScaroneUruguay13