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Bernice Frimpong is the beloved mother of Dutch professional footballer, Jeremie Frimpong who is a right wing-back for the Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Netherlands national team.
Bernice is from Ghana.
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She is a divorcee
Bernice is a divorcee. Together, they welcomed their seven children, 6 boys and a girl. Jeremie was the fifth born among their seven kids.
The family initially stayed in a cramped three-bedroom flat.
Jeremie started playing football at an early age but she and her then-husband didn't take it too seriously because they were doing two jobs and couldn't afford all the transportation as well and she was more concerned about his career.
Bernice and her then-husband parted ways when Jeremie was just six years old after which she became a single mom.
The sacrifices she made for her kids
Jeremie credits his success to Bernice because of the sacrifices she made throughout his football journey.
Following her separation from her then-husband, Bernice moved to the UK with her kids thinking about their better education and future.
When Jeremie joined Manchester United's youth academy at the age of nine, Bernice took extra jobs in her job as a cleaner.
She would accompany him to the training taking three bus rides and would return to pick him up after finishing her job.
Her elder son Jeffrey told Athletic that as a single mom raising six at the time, she started doing more hours at her job because she wanted them to be happy.
She used to lure her son with incentives to push him for better
In an interview with Athletic, Jeremie's older brother Jeffrey shared how he and his mom used to lure Jeremie to play better.
According to him, he would tell his brother that he and his mom would get him PS3 if he scored certain amounts of goals.
He was telling him for around four months, that he would score a hat-trick in every game.
He went on scoring and it eventually became a habit and he no longer had to tell him to do anything.
Jeremie said his brother quit the job for him so he can't let his family down.
The reason her son chose to play for Holland
Jeremie could have played for Ghana or England but chose to play for his birth country Holland.
When asked if he could represent England, he said he could, but England was out of the way.
"I am not English, I am Dutch", he told ESPN Netherlands. He further explained that it was his dream from his childhood to represent his country.
Jeremie has represented the Netherlands at the Under-19, Under-20, and Under-21.
He was listed in the final selection of the Netherlands senior national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup but didn't appear as Argentina knocked them out in the quarter-finals.
He debuted in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against France coming as a substitute.
In May 2024, he was listed in the national team squad for UEFA Euro 2024.
Making her proud is everything to her son
While speaking to the Daily Mail back in 2020, Jeremie expressed there is strength in the family and also pride. His mom did well.
She knew he wanted to be a footballer and it puts a smile on her face when she sees her now, but it puts a smile on his too, he said.
He also expressed that making his mom proud is everything to him and that his mother visits him but doesn't go to the games explaining that she doesn't understand football.
She celebrated her son's Bundesliga triumph with spectacular dance moves
Bernice was in Germany to watch her son's game against Augsburg on the 18th of May, 2024.
Her son started in a 2-1 win over Augsburg sealing an unbeaten season for Bayer Leverkusen, the first such season in Bundesliga history.
The moment of joy and pride was celebrated as her son took her onto the pitch and they both danced.
Net Worth
Her son Jeremie's net worth is estimated to be around $10 million.
Age
- Her son, Jeremie, is 23 years old.
