What boots is Erling Haaland wearing right now? Well it was hard keeping up! Previously a Nike contracted player, it seemed that after his deal expired in 2022 everything will be changing on his feet. Haaland boots in 2022 had included various Puma, Nike and adidas models. In fact everything was new in the 2022/23 season for the big Norwegian; new country, new league, new team. Ultimately, though, he decided to sign up with Nike (with the Phantom GX) and help the brand secure a formidable duo with him and Mbappe.
Haaland Latest Boots
EH Hot Punch/Green Strike
With its Hot Punch and Green Strike colourway combination, this Haaland signature evoked memories of the 2017 Radiation Flare Hypervenom 3. It was one of those pairs he wore when he was playing for Bryne FK. And when you combine that with the quotation detail on the insole, the boot was meant to inspire you by taking you on a personal journey about why you started football in the first place. Punctuating the looks of the boot was the ‘Cyclone 9’ bespoke logo on the heel.
Haaland Phantom Tiers
Which Phantom tier should you choose?
Choose the Elite if you don’t want any compromise on that sticky Gripknit boot experience.
Choose the Pro if you prefer a regular knitted upper without any additional grip and a closer feel to the ground with the Zoom Air limited to the heel.
Choose the Academy if you like a cheap speed boot that still has an anatomical fit.
Haaland Phantom Signature Review
Elite Phantom 6
The main draw of Haaland’s Nike boot is the material on the forefoot of that upper. Gripknit, following a long list of Nike innovations that really worked in actual match conditions, provides the wearer that additional split-second ball grip to help him become more accurate be it in shooting or crossing. Nike maximises this feature by opting for a off-centred lacing and increasing the striking surface. It might just need some getting used to, but once you master that additional stick you can take advantage of that Gripknit upper to aid your dribbling.
Phantom 6 comes in a high-cut, ghost lacing cover model and in a low-cut, shroud upper designed variant. Haaland wears the latter, which might divide opinion with that faux layered upper design just because it makes it hard to adjust the set of laces that go under the Gripknit layer.
Fit-wise, the Phantom 6 leans on wide feet profile, most especially that the heel is also quite wide (althought this generation’s heel is quite tapered already when compared to previous generations). Length-wise, Haaland’s preferred silo runs true-to-size. Especially when you compare the Phantom 6 to the previous Phantom GXs, you’ll notice that the Phantom 6 has been made more anatomical not just because of being more true-to-size, but also because of the forefoot getting rounder and having more height.
There are just a few things to take note of regarding the Haaland boot. The Swooshes on the sides are hard to the touch and might cause some pressure points on your feet. The Cyclone 360 outsole has a nice balance between aggressive blades and effortless conicals, but the rigidity of the plate itself might cause others to feel wanting for more. The flexibility jives well with the relative pliability of the upper, but there is a noticeable tradeoff regarding responsiveness.
Phantom 6 Pro
The Phantom 6 Pro maintains the true-to-size and wide fit-lean, perhaps even more so on the latter compared to the Elite as the top-tier model has a little bit of anatomical shaping. It also need someone with a wide heel to perfectly fit on this. It isn’t Gripknit-like sticky with its VNMSkin upper, which is simply a Flyknit base with a plastic overlay. But it at least offers a ridge texturing to prevent the boot from being too slick for the ball and provides out-of-the-box pliability. While it doesn’t hinder the pliability of the upper, the foam boxing does add to the upper’s profile in such a way that you have less one-to-one, direct feel for the ball. Comfort is there but do expect to have less in terms of lockdown and responsiveness (not saying it’s bad in this regard, just not up there in terms of the best at this price point). This comfort vs performance dynamic also plays on the outsole, which is on the flexible side of the spectrum. Furthermore, the flex point is a bit past the midfoot-forefoot transition relative to most boots. Despite some presence of conicals, I highly advise just playing these on firm grounds.
Phantom 6 Academy
Even up to the Academy, Haaland’s budget takedown option is also true-to-size. It is also better for wide feet thanks to the combination of shape and upper softness, though the one-piece upper construction might cause more tightness for extremely wide feet. Now that upper softness might be attributed to that honeycombed mesh that somehow evokes memories of the Hypervenom’s actual Nikeskin. The Academy’s Nikeskin is not at that level, but for the price it is excellent. There’s significant foam backing that makes the boot feels distant and padded to ball touch. Ridge texturing at this point is less prominent than the Pro. Unlike the Pro though, there’s more responsiveness on the outsole because of that stiffer midfoot and just a hint of snap on the forefoot.
Haaland Previous Boots
Phantom 6 Attack Pack
Racer Blue, one of the memorable colours put up by Nike in their past football boots, was front and centre for Haaland’s Phantom 6 towards the turn of the year. It flourished throughout the Gripknit part of the upper and was complemented well with the white quarter. The no-nonsense colour combination was given a more dynamic edge thanks to the Pink Blast accents from the Swooshes and Gripknit strike zone.
Scary Good Phantom 6
Haaland opted to discontinue wearing his signature and instead joined the rest of the Nike players in switching to the last player-wide pack of 2025. For their beloved Phantom 6, Max Voltage dressed the boot with a striking volt yellow theme that was designed with orange accents (colouring the Gripknit highlight on the top portion of the outstep and the small Swooshes on the forefoot). The bright tone of the main colourway also helped give the black quarter Swoosh some prominence.
Erling Haaland Phantom 6
Phantom 6 Low Fear Nothing
Nike’s superstar striker was one of the first Phantom players to switch to the Phantom 6 upon its release. He did so wearing the Phantom 6 from the Fear Nothing pack designated for the 2025 Club World Cup. Inspired by the CTR360 Maestri of the 2012 Euro Clash Pack, the Nike control boot also had a combination of blue and white, only this time the blue was at the forefront (covering the outer Gripknit) while white coloured the Flyknit internal layer and heel. The blue here was also noticeably deeper, except for the light-toned trim acting as the seam for the Gripknit.
Phantom GX 2 EH9II
Haaland made a career-defining move in 2025 when it signed a 10-year contract with Manchester City. It meant that he had fully embraced his role as the club’s goal-scoring talisman of his day and his place in their history afterwards. He had a perfect pair of boots to start that journey with the EH9 II, his second Phantom GX II signature that was mostly navy with splashes of orange heel graphic. One can associate that heel visuals with lava and the Beerenberg, the single active volcano in Haaland’s home country.
Haaland Force9 GX 2
This might not technically his first signature, but it was the first to be available for retail. Nike had this pair of red GX 2 all about the celebration of his Norwegian roots. Force9 GX 2 was made available to Academy level, so everyone may get a hold of the Haaland signature on the cheap. As he only wore the GX 2, Force9 was produced only for the low-cut Phantom.
Force 9 GX
Now a Premier League champion and record goalscorer, Haaland more than deserved to have a signature release. Nike did so with a custom Phantom GX that built on the colourway foundations of the Luminous GX. The boot launched under the striker’s marketing name, Force 9.
’35th’ Phantom GX
In his first season in the EPL, which was the 2022/23 campaign, Haaland was able to break Alan Shearer and Andy Cole’s joint-record of 34 Premier League goals in a season. And so to celebrate that record-breaking 35th goal, the striker received a customised Luminous Phantom GX that displayed a ’35’ branding on the lower edge of the quarter.
The thing was the season was still ongoing, and Haaland added another one to his tally when he played with the customised boot. He then had to crossout the ‘5’ and wrote ‘6’ beside it to accurately reflect his number of goals at that time.
Previous Haaland Boots
22/23 Season-ending Phantom GX
Having officially signed with Nike, Haaland wore the yellow Phantom GX from the Nike Luminous pack, meant to be the last pack release for the season. Despite having numerous stars for the silo, Haaland was still a huge addition for the GX, setting him up for a mouth-watering intrabrand rivalry with Mbappe’s Mercurial.
Link GX
In a couple of training sessions in 2023, Haaland was spotted wearing the Phantom GX. This further fueled speculation of an imminent renewal of contract with Nike. He had tested the white with sky blue ones from the player-wide released Blast pack, but what’s worth noting was his decision to test out the ‘Link’ GX Fusion Special Edition. It was a rare sight of having an unsponsored football star testing out a pair of special edition football boots. Haaland then went on a tear and scored big in his next few matches (including a near double hat-trick against RB Leipzig in their UCL R16 Second Leg).
Lucent Pack
When he was still without an official boot sponsor, the striker favoured the yellow Vapor 15 from the Lucent pack. The fact that a player of his calibre decided to wear the said boot on his own choice should say a lot about the quality of the Nike Mercurial. It also presented Nike an incredible opportunity to have both him and Mbappe, arguably the next biggest rivalry next to CR7 and Messi…
adidas X.1 Speedportal Boots
In 2022, he tested the said year’s new adidas speed boot, wearing the laced X Speedportal.1. He might be known for his size and strength, but Haaland does not lack in speed, so the adidas boots surely fit the bill and he joined Salah and Messi in wearing these boots, not bad company! He did wear the Speedportal.1 at the start of the season, but perhaps expressing how much he value the fit, feel and objective performance from his boots, he ended up wearing the yellow Air Zoom Mercurial Superfly 9 while checking his boot brand options.
Perhaps going through a feeling-out mode when he was running down his contract with Nike, Haaland was once spotted training with the Predator Edge.1 from the Diamond Edge pack. He did so after wearing the X Speedflow.1, his first adidas boot at the senior level, from the same collection. He once even had the Puma Ultra, but more likely just for a photoshoot with his signing to Manchester City (which is sponsored by Puma).
Haaland Nike Boots
What was Erling wearing before adidas, the Manchester City hitman seems to have a taste for speed-based football boots. Before testing out adidas and its the Speedportal, Haaland was one of Nike’s Mercurial players, even becoming part of an exclusive group of stars that joined CR7 and Mbappe in wearing the Mercurial Dream Speed series of boots.
Speaking of his Nike, Haaland headlined the Nuovo White Vapors as one of Nike’s up and coming talents of 2019. During Norway’s 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup group game against Honduras, he has made the Game Over Vapors proud with his record-breaking 9 goals-in-one-match performance. In recognition of his ‘Golden Boy’ 2020 award, a black with gold Vapor 13s customised through the Nike By You service was debuted by Haaland in Januar 2021.
Early in his career, he would switch now and then to other Nike boots like the Magista and Hypervenom. But in the end, he opted to be a regular Mercurial guy, specifically going for the low-cut Vapors for many years.
Mercurial Dream Speed 004
The only player to wear the MDS 004 in the Vapor version, Haaland had his own pair without a collar that were not made available at retail. Joined in Nike’s Dream Speed series by Ronaldo and Mbappe the MDS 004 was designed to be out of this world with a design inspired by rockets reentry from space.
Mercurial Dream Speed 003
The third iteration of Nike’s Mercurial Dream Speed series, Fernandes joined Haaland in wearing the Vapor MDS 003, whilst Sam Kerr, Kylian Mbappe and Ronaldo wore the Superfly pairs, with subtle white, black and safari designs on the boots.
Nike White Nouveau Boot Pack
The cleanest looking set of Nike boots you may have ever seen! This white Nike pack, are just that white, with subtle hints of silver, iridescence and transparency used to stunning affect on the Mercurial Vapors worn by Erling.
Haaland’s Socks
One of Haaland’s secret weapons are his grip socks, he is known for wearing the GearXPro Sports SoxPro range, as you could often see under his Dortmund socks, these are designed to stop is foot sliding around in his boots.
His 9 goals against Honduras was more than enough to get him the Golden Boot in the 2019 U20 Fifa World Cup despite the failure of Norway to qualify for the knockout stages. His exploits so far in the UEFA Champions League has been unprecedented as he is listed as one of the few special ones to score in five straight UEFA games together with Alessandro Del Piero, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Robert Lewandowski, none of which has reached Haaland’s tally of eight goals within the said number of games.
Who is Erling Haaland?
The son of former Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, and Manchester City player Alf-Inge Haaland, Erling Haaland’s first top-flight experience is with Eliteserien’s Molde when he joined the said club in 2016 at just 16 years of age. After just two seasons, he makes a move to Red Bull Salzburg and in just 12 months would move to Germany’s Bundesliga when he signed with Borussia Dortmund in January 2020. Goals are becoming synonymous with Haaland as it is the striker’s goalscoring capabilities that allow him to get attention from premier clubs at such a young age. He joins the likes of Alessandro Del Piero, Alan Shearer, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Wayne Rooney to score a hat trick during their first appearance for their respective teams.
The highlight of Haaland’s playing style is his eye for the goal. He has a wonderful striker’s positional sense as he seems to be always in the right place at the right time for rebounds and tap ins, and can also strike the ball with little to no time to aim. Despite his strong bulky frame and a tall 6’4” height that can make him a target man, his pace, movement off the ball, and ability to get behind the defenders make him better suited to passes in behind the defences which more often than not lead to his clinical finishing.
