With just two days to go for the Copa America, excitement is at its peak. This June, the Copa America will take place parallelly with Euro 2024 and football fans will be spolt for choice when it comes to selecting which tournament to follow.
Defending champions Argentina will be once again the favorites to win the tournament along with Brazil, who are desperate to prove their haters wrong after some underwhelming years at the international front. Lastly, the Uruguay team will want to win it for their legend, Luis Suarez.
However, there are some teams like Chile, USMNT, Colombia, who will be desperate to spoil the party for the big guns and cause some major upset in the upcoming tournament.
List of the Golden Glove winners in Copa America so far
A tournament as physically taxing as the Copa America can’t be won without a sound defence and a goalkeeper is the last and the most important addition to any team’s backline. A goalkeeper’s job is more than just shot-stopping; he is responsible for playing the ball from the back and always function as a sweeper-keeper and clear any threats from the opposition counter-attacks.
Copa America introduced the Golden Glove award in the 2011 edition and started giving it to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
| Year | Player | Team |
| 2011 | Justo Villar | Paraguay |
| 2015 | Claudio Bravo | Chile |
| 2016 | Claudio Bravo | Chile |
| 2019 | Alisson Becker | Brazil |
| 2021 | Emiliano Martinez | Argentina |
FAQ's On Copa America Golden Glove Winners
A. Justo Villar of Paraguay won the Golden Glove in 2011.
A. Claudio Bravo of Chile won the Golden Glove award at consecutive Copa Americas, i.e., 2015 and 2016.
