Michaeil Antonio (JAMAICA)

The 34-year-old West Ham forward was born in England but represents Jamaica. In 2021, he became West Ham’s all-time leading scorer. He is known for his versatility, as he has played right back, right midfielder, winger and forward for West Ham.

Santiago 'Santi' Gimenez (MEXICO)

In 2023, a year after being dropped from the Mexican World Cup team, the 23-year-old Argentina-born forward led Feyenoord to its second Dutch title this century with 15 goals in 32 games. This season, he scored 23 goals and the team finished in second place. Last July, he scored in the 88th minute to lift Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Panama in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final.

Adalberto 'Coco' Carrasquilla (PANAMA)

Major League Soccer fans know Carrasquilla as a talented, creative Houston Dynamo midfielder, and the 25-year-old is already a mainstay on the Panama team. He will be one of the bright spots for a team that will have trouble advancing.

Miguel Almiron (PARAGUAY)

After helping lead Atlanta United to the 2018 Cup title, Almiron commanded an MLS record transfer fee from Newcastle of the English Premier League. He has played games for the Magpies, scoring a career-best 11 goals last season to help the club qualify for the Champions League for the first time in two decades.

Edison Flores (PERU)

With 16 goals in 73 appearances, Peru will count on Flores. He participated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was the joint top scorer for Peru in the qualifiers. He plays forward for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes, on loan from Liga MX club Atlas. He previously played for D.C. United.

Christian Pulisic (USA)

The face of the U.S. national team, Pulisic, nicknamed “Captain America,” is in peak form after his first year in Italy with AC Milan. The 25-year-old winger has scored a career-high 12 goals across all competitions with two months of the Serie A season remaining. He previously spent four years with Chelsea of the English Premier League and three with Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

Darwin Nunez (URUGUAY)

Edison Cavani retired and 37-year-old Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez, Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer, will be a locker room leader. But 24-year-old Darwin Nunez, making his Copa America debut, is the player to watch. Liverpool paid a record transfer fee to get him from Benfica two years ago and he has scored 33 goals over all competitions for the club. He scored a hat trick last week in a 4-0 Copa tune-up win over Mexico and five goals in World Cup qualifying against Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia (2).

Salomon Rondon (VENEZUELA)

The 34-year-old is on fire, leading Mexican club Pachuca to the CONCACAF Champions Cup title with nine goals in seven games. He has 10 goals in 21 Liga MX games and will be a handful for defenders.

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