Most Gold Cup Goals: Where USA’s Diego Luna Stands In Golden Boot Race
The U.S. men’s national team will be heading to the Concacaf Gold Cup final and two of their stars will be eyeing the top spot for the most goals in the tournament.
Diego Luna and Malik Tillman each have three goals going into Sunday’s final in Houston. (7 p.m. ET on FOX). That puts them tied for second-most in the tournament with several other players.
But to win the Golden Boot, either Luna or Tillman will need to overcome Panama’s Ismael Diaz, who finished the tournament with six goals after his team was eliminated by Honduras in the quarterfinals.
Here’s how the race for the Gold Cup Golden Boot is shaking out. Asterisks (*) means that player and his team has been eliminated. You can also find full stats here:
| Rank | Player | Country | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | Ismael Díaz -* | Panama | 6 | 0 |
| T-2 | Manfred Ugalde -* | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 |
| T-2 | Malik Tillman | USA | 3 | 1 |
| T-2 | Diego Luna | USA | 3 | 0 |
| T-2 | César Montes | Mexico | 3 | 0 |
| T-2 | Tajon Buchanan -* | Canada | 3 | 0 |
| T-2 | Tomás Rodríguez -* | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Who has scored the most Gold Cup goals ever?
Landon Donovan has the most goals scored ever in Gold Cup history. With 18 goals across six editions of the tournament played, he leads fellow U.S. legend Clint Dempsey (15 goals in 5 tournaments) in the all-time table. Two former Mexico greats (Luis Roberto ‘Zaguinho’ Alves and Andres Guardado) have 12 goals apiece. Panama’s Blas Perez rounds out the top-five with 11 goals.
Who has scored the most Gold Cup goals in a single tournament?
Luis Roberto ‘Zaguinho’ Alves scored an incredible 11 goals at the 1993 Gold Cup. Seven of those came in a 9-0 win over Martinique. Three players are tied in second place with seven goals in a single tournament – Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (2011), Clint Dempsey (2015), and Jesus Ferreira (2023).
Who are the all-time USMNT goal scorers?
Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey are co-leaders on the all-time U.S. list (57 goals). Jozy Altidore (42), Eric Wynalda (34), and Christian Pulisic (32) round out the top five on the list.
Pulisic, who is sitting out the 2025 Gold Cup, is the only active player on the top-10 list for the U.S. men’s team.
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