Leroy Fer
Fer training with Feyenoord in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Leroy Johan Fer | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swansea City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | DWO | ||
| 1999–2007 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Feyenoord | 103 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Twente | 47 | (12) |
| 2013–2014 | Norwich City | 30 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Queens Park Rangers | 48 | (8) |
| 2016 | → Swansea City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016– | Swansea City | 25 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 15 | (2) |
| 2009–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 31 | (6) |
| 2010– | Netherlands | 11 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2014 |
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Leroy Johan Fer (born 5 January 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Swansea City and the Netherlands national football team.
Fer has various nicknames. In his youth he got nicknamed De Uitsmijter (The Bouncer) by Feyenoord youth coach Jean-Paul van Gastel for his strong physical appearance. Other nicknames are Lerra and Ferovic.Cor Pot, coach of the Netherlands U21, compared Fer with Patrick Vieira. According to Pot both players show many similarities, on and off the field.
Fer was born and raised in Zoetermeer, South Holland, the Netherlands. He is the first child of parents from Curaçao. His paternal grandfather was of Surinamese descent. Fer's maternal grandfather was a football player on Curaçao, while his father, Lesley Fer, was a baseball player. Fer has one younger brother named Leegreg. who played for the Feyenoord-U17 team.
Fer was raised Catholic: "In Zoetermeer we went to church every day. God gave me my football talent. I thank Him for that every day." On his right lower arm he has a tattoo of the Christian cross with the text "In God I trust".
Fer started his youth career at the local Zoetermeer club DWO. In his first full season, Fer's team won friendly matches against youth teams from professional sides, like Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord. However, Fer stayed at DWO until the age of nine. Together with youth friend Kaj Ramsteijn, Fer accepted the invitation to join the Feyenoord youth academy.
Fer had his breakthrough in Feyenoord's first team in the season 2007–08. On 2 December 2007, Fer made his official debut for Feyenoord under the management of Bert van Marwijk. At the age of 17, Fer replaced Nuri Şahin in the 84th minute in the Eredivisie home match against Heracles Almelo (6–0). Four days later, on 6 December 2007, Fer signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord, keeping him in De Kuip until summer 2012. Fer was active in 13 Eredivsie matches in his first season, mainly coming in as a substitute. Due to injuries in Feyenoord's first team squad, Fer made his first appearance in the starting line-up in the Eredivisie away match against Ajax (3–0) on 3 February 2008. Fer started on the right back position, which he continued to do so for four matches in a row. On 30 March 2008, Fer scored his first Eredivisie goal in the away match against NAC Breda (3–1).
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