Copa America Most Goals in 1 Season

Last Modified Jun 11, 2021 11:12 GMT

Here is the list of Copa America Most Goals in 1 Season

S.NoPlayerNationalityGoals ScoredYear
1Javier AmbroisUruguay 91957
2Humberto MaschioArgentina91957
3JairBrazil91949
4PeleBrazil81959
5Rodolfo MicheliArgentina81955
6Nicolas FaleroUruguay81947
7AdrianoBrazil72004
8MedinaUruguay71946
9Herminio MasantonioArgentina71942
10Teodoro FernandezPeru71939

The Copa America is the oldest existing international tournament. The first tournament had been staged in 1916 at Argentina. Uruguay has been the most successful team, winning the title a record 15 times. The 2019 Copa America will be the 46th edition and is scheduled to kick off from 14th June in Brazil.

Here is a quick look at players involved in the Copa America Most Goals in 1 Season since its inception.

The late Javier Ambrois represented the Uruguayan national team and helped them clinch the Copa America title in 1956. He is the joint top scorer it the Copa America Most Goals in 1 season alongside Brazilian Jair and Argentine Humberto Maschio, scoring 9 goals each. Maschio was part of the 1957 Argentinian side that steamrolled past other teams to win the trophy. He was part of Argentina’s greatest ever frontline alongside Omar Sivori and Antonio Angelillo.

Brazilian playmaker Jair played a key part in Brazil lifting their third Copa America title in 1949. He completed the famous attacking trio alongside Zizinho and Ademir. Jair had scored 9 goals in the tournament, 2 of which came in the final against Paraguay.

A Pele inspired Brazil won the World Cup in 1958 and were strong favourites to lift the Copa America the next year. Unfortunately they were pipped by Argentina to the title. But Pele would end as the top goalscorer with 8 goals in the tournament. He ranks fourth in the Copa America Most Goals in 1 Season.

Rodolfo Micheli was the top scorer at the 1955 Copa America and guided Argentina to the title, scoring 8 of the team’s goals during the campaign. He also scored the only goal in the final against Chile and stands alongside pepe with 8 goals in the Copa America Most Goals in 1 season.

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