Is Son Heung-min coming to Fortnite?

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jun 11, 2025, 11:17 IST

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According to reports, South Korean soccer star Son Heung-min will be making his debut as a playable character in Fortnite. Epic Games Korea is looking to further boost the game's popularity in Korea, and with that they are including elements of Korean culture. A collaboration bundle featuring Son is scheduled to be available June 21, 2025.

Image via Kim Joo-hwan of Yonhap News.

Popular South Korean Soccer player Son Heung-min might be coming to Fortnite. It seems 2025 is going to be a lot of firsts for this Tottenham Hotspur forward. Despite being one of the best Premier League players of this generation, Song lifted his first ever trophy in 2025 for his senior club level career.As things stand, this soccer star might get featured in Fortnite for the first time as well, as a playable character in the game. However, this is not the first appearance of Son in video games, as he previously featured in PUBG: Battlegrounds in 2021.

Fortnite X Son Heung-min collaboration might be on the cards

Son Heung-min might be coming to Fortnite. | Image via Kim Joo-hwan of Yonhap News.

As per a recently revealed news article by Korean media house Yonhap News (via Google Translator), Fortnite is going to collaborate with South Korean Soccer superstar Son Heung-min. Epic Games Korea, the domestic division of the game company, announced plans to expand the debut of Fortnite to the domestic market during a press conference on June 11 at the Andaz Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Despite Fortnite’s global popularity, its player base in the Korean market is dipping gradually, and that is why Epic Games has planned so many things keeping in mind the Korean Fortnite fans, like a BTS collaboration as well besides Son’s entry.

CEO of Epic Games Korea Park Sung-chul remarked Fortnite as a ‘sore finger’ and that is why the domestic branch is looking to incorporate Korean culture in the game. Yonhap News has also confirmed that the collaboration bundle featuring Tottenham Hotspur Captain Song Heung-min will be released on June 21, 2025, which will include the Son outfit, his signature ‘Click’ pose as an emote, and many more stuffs.However, there hasn’t been any official confirmation from Epic Games itself regarding this potential collaboration. There are chances as well that this collaboration might be limited to Korean Fortnite players only. If it happens, then this is going to be a huge blow for the rest of the Fortnite fans because Son Heung-min is a global Soccer superstar. Let’s see what lies ahead of the future of the Fortnite fans. Read More: What is in the Saint Academy Quest Pack in Fortnite and how to get it?

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