Early Life
Fer was born and raised in Zoetermeer, South Holland, the Netherlands. Fer is the first child of parents of Dutch Antillean descent. Fer's grandfather was a football player on Curaçao, while Fer's father, Lesley Fer, was a fanatic baseball player. Fer has one younger brother named Leegreg. Leegreg Fer is also a football player and is currently active for the Feyenoord-U17 team.
Fer is 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".
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