Every boot
Messi ever
wore.
Cleats, boots, shoes — every model from an unofficial Nike debut at sixteen, through two decades with adidas, to the golden boots he lifted the World Cup in. Dated, sourced and photographed.
adidas F50 Messi "Hora Dorada"
The cleats Messi currently wears at Inter Miami — what they are, what they cost, and how they follow from the World Cup boot. Updated whenever he switches.
Browse by era
Two decades of boots, grouped the way his career actually moved.
Nike
2003–2006Four silos, no signature — before anyone was paying attention.
TUNiT
2006–2010Modular F50s. The sextuple, and a first Ballon d'Or.
adiZero
2010–2015Sub-200g speed. His name goes on the boot.
Nemeziz
2017–2021Bandage-wrap agility. A sixth Ballon d'Or.
X
2021–2024Miami, and the golden boots of Qatar.
F50
2024–2026The silo returns, and the last tango.
Latest releases
adidas F50 Messi Elite Tunit (2026 Remake)
adidas F50 Messi "Aurora Radiante"
adidas F50 Messi "El Último Tango"
adidas F50 Messi "Hora Dorada"
adidas Adilette Comfort Messi Slides
adidas F50 Messi "La Vida Rapida"
adidas F50 Messi "La Vida Tropical"
adidas F50 Messi "Prestig10"
Frequently asked
What cleats does Messi wear right now?+
As of August 2026, the adidas F50 Messi “Hora Dorada” — he returned to it at Inter Miami after wearing the “El Último Tango” through the 2026 World Cup.
Does Messi wear Nike or adidas?+
adidas, since February 2006. He wore Nike as a Barcelona teenager because the club was a Nike club — the story of how Nike lost him over a few hundred dollars of gear is told in our Tiempo Air Legend entry.
What were Messi's first boots?+
The Nike Mercurial Vapor I, worn at his unofficial Barcelona debut in November 2003, aged 16. His first adidas boot was the F50+ in February 2006.
How much do Messi's cleats cost?+
Current elite-level F50 Messi colorways launch around $250–$280. Discontinued and collector pairs trade well above that on resale marketplaces.
More detail on all of these: what he wears now, his first boots, the Nike years, and his lifestyle shoes.
Every model and named edition, 2003 to 2026.
Clean product photography, multiple angles per boot.
Cited per entry. Disagreements flagged, not smoothed over.