Leroy Fer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Leroy Fer

Dutch association football player

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1990

Place of Birth: Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Leroy Johan Fer (born 5 January 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Feyenoord and the Netherlands national football team. Fer has various nicknames.
In his youth, he was 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 under-21 national team, compared Fer with Patrick Vieira.
According to Pot, both players show many similarities, on and off the field.