The favourite boots of the best strikers in the top leagues

Football boots for strikers. Introducing the top boots most used by the best forwards in the world's top leagues.

12 February 2023 - Written by David del Río

Today we're going to review the models most commonly worn by strikers in the world's top leagues. We don't like to associate boots with specific positions, but we can assure you that these models are the choice of the most ruthless strikers around the world.

Nike Mercurial football boots

Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr FC)

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The Arab club striker has been competing with the Mercurial line since his professional debut. We have seen him go through all the Mercurial Vapor models from the first generation to the appearance of the Mercurial Superfly, where he continues to delight all his fans. 

Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid )

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The French footballer is one of the star strikers in world football, and now has boots designed exclusively for him. He has become one of the standard-bearers for the Mercurial range, and we will see what designs the swoosh brand brings us on the feet of one of the fastest strikers in the world.

Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting C.P.) 

The striker who is taking Europe by storm is another player who uses Nike Mercurial boots as his weapon of choice to tear apart opposing defences. 

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The Swede is a real beast and is proving that with his Mercurials on his feet, power, goals and pinpoint accuracy are the order of the day in every match he plays. 

Robert Lewandowski  ( F.C. Barcelona)

The F.C. Barcelona striker is another player who loves the precise touch and maximum grip that Mercurial offers thanks to its new Airzoom plate. 

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After seeing him switch between power boots and speed boots, this time the Polish striker seems to have found his perfect fit with the new Nike Mercurials, and it's no surprise that he's filling the nets with goals in another great season. 


Nike Phantom Gx football boots

Lautaro Martinez ( Inter de Milan)

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The Argentine began with the first boot in Nike's striking range, the Nike Hypervenom. Continuing in this vein, he now opts for the Nike Phantom and continues to rack up goals, both for his club and for the Argentine national team. It is no surprise that he is the current world champion. 

Herling Haaland ( Manchester City)

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The Norwegian has taken the world of football by storm, much like his powerful playing style, which is a perfect match for Nike Phantom. After seeing him ‘dance’ with several brands, the ‘Force9’ has finally signed with Nike, and now Haaland has a boot that fits his game perfectly. 

adidas F50 football boots

Lionel Messi (Inter de Miami)


The Argentine star had to be a striker, although his position on the pitch, as you know, is flexible. After finishing with Nemeziz and returning to X, we saw another twist with the return of the boots that Messi had historically worn, the adidas F50.  After that, and as if that weren't enough, we've had many special editions of the new F50 with the exact modifications that Messi makes to his own boots. His goals and his play continue to speak for themselves. 


Mo Salah (Liverpool)

The Egyptian's season is proving to be a real storm for defences, and not without reason: he is currently the Premier League's top scorer. Although his exact position is not centre forward, Liverpool's constant positional interchange up front, combined with the winger's goal-scoring instinct, results in goals and more goals every match day. It's Salah's season, crowned with his personalised F50 boots.

 

Lamine Yamal (F.C. Barcelona)


He is not a striker, he is not a prolific goalscorer (at least not yet), but the impact that the Spanish player has on the team's attack deserves a place on this list, and we cannot fail to mention his boots. 

Lamine now has his first special edition boots in pink from adidas F50, after trying out several exclusive Messi models, as he is one of the players chosen to continue the Argentine's legacy. The fact is that with any of the F50 designs, the Barça striker is giving us real gems of goals and assists. 

Skechers football boots

Harry Kane  (Bayern Munich)

And we finish with another of the most common ‘killers’ in this top ten who, after wearing another brand, made a complete turnaround and opted to use Skechers SKX boots to score goal after goal. And it seems that they are working very, very well, as the goals keep coming for the Englishman. Will we finally see him lift a trophy with his Skechers?


Here we have the boots most commonly worn by football strikers in the major leagues. Do you know of any others? 

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