Cristiano Ronaldo and Nike have extended their long running partnership with a contract that CR7 says is “for life”.
To mark the occasion, we’ve created a timeline of some of Cristiano’s key moments in Nike football boots.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been in an agreement with Nike since 2003, in fact he even wore Nike boots before this first agreement. Since then he has become one of the most famous and marketable footballers on the planet and he has worn over 60 different Nike Mercurial football boots so far in his career.
We’ve selected some of them in the timeline below, which also pick out some of his most memorable career moments. The timeline begins with a 2003 Mercurial Vapor and ends with the CR7 Discovery.
Cristiano Ronaldo Football Boot History – Nike Mercurial
2003 MERCURIAL VAPOR
8th November 2003
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes a Nike athlete while playing for Lisbon.
2003 MERCURIAL VAPOR R9
8th November 2003
Signs with Manchester United F.C. and moves to England.
2004 MERCURIAL VAPOR II R9
8th November 2004
Scores and wins his first FA Cup title with Manchester.
2007 MERCURIAL VAPOR III
8th November 2007
Wins his first Premier League title with Manchester.
2008 MERCURIAL VAPOR IV SL
8th November 2008
Scores and wins his second Premier League title with Manchester on the final day of the season.
2008 MERCURIAL VAPOR SL
8th November 2008
In this boot made entirely of carbon fiber, he scores in the UEFA Champions League final and wins his first continental cup with Manchester.
2009 MERCURIAL VAPOR SUPERFLY
8th November 2009
Debuts this boot and clinches his third Premier League title with Manchester.
2009 MERCURIAL VAPOR SUPERFLY
8th November 2009
Signs with Real Madrid and debuts with a goal. On Sept. 15, he converts two free kicks in his first UEFA Champions League game
2010 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY II
8th November 2010
Wears the second release of the Superfly series on pitch for the first time in March 2010, during a 3-2 derby victory.
2010 MERCURIAL VAPOR SUPERFLY II CR
8th November 2010
Debuts his first signature boot, goes on to score a total of 19 goals in this colorway.
2011 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY III
8th November 2011
Debuts the new Mercurial Superfly III and scores in home and away legs of the UEFA Champions League quarter final.
2011 MERCURIAL VAPOR SUPERFLY III CR
8th November 2011
Cristiano Ronaldo’s highest scoring boots, debuted in the second El Clasico of the season. He goes on to score the winning goal in the
2011 MERCURIAL VAPOR SUPERFLY III CR
8th November 2011
Signature colorway of the Mercurial Superfly III, worn during a Nov. 2011 derby game in which Ronaldo scores two goals.
2012 MERCURIAL VAPOR VIII
8th November 2012
Scores a hat-trick in a Madrid derby in April 2012 and reaches 40 league goals in the season, making him the only player in
2012 MERCURIAL VAPOR VIII
8th November 2012
Clinches his first La Liga title with Madrid.
2012 MERCURIAL VAPOR VIII CR
8th November 2012
Scores two goals in the season’s first El Clasico, making him the first and only player to score in six consecutive El Clásico games.
2013 MERCURIAL VAPOR IX CR SE
8th November 2013
Opens 2013 with a special Mercurial Vapor IX commemorating his 2012 success. Scores two goals in a 4-3 win.
2013 MERCURIAL VAPOR IX
8th November 2013
Debuts this new Mercurial Vapor IX in Jan. 2013 and scores 2 goals.
2013 MERCURIAL VAPOR IX CR SE
8th November 2013
Scores in the first half during the Copa Del Rey final against Athletico Madrid in May 2013.
2013 MERCURIAL VAPOR IX CR
8th November 2013
Debuts this signature boot against FC Barcelona. Scores his 100th away goal in his 106 away appearances for Madrid in nov 2014 and tallies
2014 MERCURIAL VAPOR IX CR
8th November 2014
Wins the 2013 Ballon d’Or award, averaging a goal a game and becoming the fastest player in Madrid’s history to score 200 goals.
2014 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY IV
8th November 2014
Strikes his 50th goal for Portugal and becomes the first Portuguese player to play and score in three FIFA World Cup tournaments.
2014 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY IV CR7
8th November 2014
Debuts this signature boot in a 3-1 win against FC Barcelona. In dec 2014, scores a hat-trick in his 178th league game and becomes
2015 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY IV CR7 SE
8th November 2015
In jan 2015, he wins the 2014 Ballon d’Or award for the second time in as many years.
2015 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY IV CR7 SILVERWARE
8th November 2015
In April 2015, scores five times in one league game for the first time in his career. In the same month, he scores his
2015 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY IV CR7 324K
8th November 2015
Becomes Madrid’s leading scorer of all time in Oct 2015, scoring his 324th goal in 311 games.
2015 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY IV CR7 SAVAGE BEAUTY
8th November 2015
CR7 Chapter 1, the first in a series of 7 chapter boots. In dec 2015, he sets a record for goals scored in the
2016 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY IV CR7 NATURAL DIAMOND
8th November 2016
Debuts the CR7 Chapter 2 boots with a goal and a win against FC Barcelona.
2016 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY V
8th November 2016
Debuts the new Superfly in the UEFA Champions League final and scores the winning penalty for his second continental trophy with Madrid. Captains Portugal
2016 MERCURIAL SUPERFLY V CR7 DISCOVERY
8th November 2016
Debuts the CR7 Chapter 3 boots on pitch soon…
Football Boot: CR7 Discovery – Chapter III in his series.
Players: Cristiano Ronaldo
Availability: 7th November 2016
Weight: 190g
Price: £265
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