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Nike Shin Guards

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Soft demand (-24.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 31Growth 13Conversion 38Competition 67Returns 24Price range 77Avg price 86Brand share 24Review moat 56Quality gap 35

Avg price

Great$19.54

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$7.97–$39.15

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Good45%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Good1,274.19

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay3.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$139K

$139K/yr · 236K searches

Brand share

Bad90%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Returns

Bad5.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-24.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Is nike shin guards profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, nike shin guards is a $139K/yr Amazon United States market (236K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

nike shin guards market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$117K–$156K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.0%
Avg BSR
#84
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
66%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
125 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

104

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

7%

  • Nike52%
  • adidas18%
  • Northdeer12%
  • MYMENU5%
  • Adegari4%
  • NADUSEP3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 7%)

nike shin guards demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 12 weeks — -24.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KMay '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top nike shin guards search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • nike shin guards74K/yr
  • nike shin guards soccer33K/yr
  • shin guards nike24K/yr
  • nike mercurial lite shin guards14K/yr
  • nike soccer shin guards10K/yr
  • nike mercurial shin guards9K/yr
  • nike shin guards youth10K/yr
  • espinilleras de futbol para hombres nike5K/yr
  • soccer shin guards nike8K/yr
  • espinilleras nike5K/yr
All search terms

Top nike shin guards products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$6K8%$11K12%$17K16%$22K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about nike shin guards

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Size-Overall23%

“True to size”

Quality-Overall16%

“Good quality and comfortable for my kid to wear”

Comfort-Overall10%

“Comfortable”

Value For Money8%

“Good Value”

Ease Of Use7%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Just as advertised”

Protection5%

“Protected”

Durability4%

“Very durable”

Efficiency3%

“The shin guards work fine”

Grip2%

“do not slip whatsoever”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall38%

“Extremely small”

Quality-Overall15%

“Shin guard covers are poor quality”

Durability13%

“Broke very easily”

Material Quality4%

“Bad quality and material”

Strap/String Quality3%

“I've got to return them because they're way too loose around his ankles when you put foot strap on”

Machine Wash Suitability3%

“First time washing the white precuts and one unraveled and made a mess in the washing machine”

Stitch/Finish/Polish3%

“The seams unraveled”

Strength2%

“tiny and weak not worth the price”

Sleeve Fit2%

“Worst sleeves ever”

Comfort-Overall1%

“Not comfortable”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall85%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Value For Money2%
Comfort-Overall1%
Quality-Overall1%
Functionality-Overall1%
Shape/Style0%
Defective Material/Parts0%
Thin0%
Strap/String Quality0%

Common nike shin guards questions

Is nike shin guards profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $139K/yr across 32 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the nike shin guards niche?
13 brands and 104 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in nike shin guards?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 5.4% — above our launch gate.
What does it cost to enter the nike shin guards niche?
Listings span $7.97–$39.15; the average listing price is $19.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,274 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.