Most Goals in Copa America — All Time
Source:
Wikipedia
Key Findings
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Norberto Mendez (Argentina) and Zizinho (Brazil) are level at the top on 17 Goals in Copa America.
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Average Goals in Copa America: 14.50 · median: 14.
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Gap: Norberto Mendez (Argentina) is 1.3× larger than Lionel Messi (Argentina).
About This Dataset
Most Goals in Copa America — All Time
Players ranked by total goals scored across all editions of the Copa America, South America's continental football championship. Norberto Mendez of Argentina and Zizinho of Brazil jointly hold the all-time Copa America scoring record with 17 goals each — records set in the 1940s and 1950s that have lasted for over seven decades without being broken.
Analysis
Norberto Mendez (Argentina) and Zizinho (Brazil) are level at the top on 17 Goals in Copa America. Lolo Fernandez (Peru) follows on 15. Neither of them dominates the field: each holds 14.7% of the combined total of all 8. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 15 to 13 Goals in Copa America.
Data Insights
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 8 observations
- Measure
- Goals in Copa America
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
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- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
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