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Peggy Simons is the beloved mother of Dutch professional footballer Xavi Simons who is playing for RB Leipzig on a season-long loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
He plays as an attacking midfielder. Peggy also played football when she was young.
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Xavi followed in his father's footsteps
Xavi followed in his father Regillio Simons's footsteps who was a striker in the Dutch Eredivisie.
After hanging up his boots, he started coaching. He began with the Ajax Academy setup.
Xavi was born in Amsterdam. After his father's retirement, the family moved to Alicante, Spain.
He was three years old when he joined the local team Alicante.
He was soon to impress Villarreal and joined the system at Villarreal but when the club wanted him in the academy system, his father disagreed saying it was too early for that.
He didn't want him playing in the U9s at six. It was two weeks later that Barcelona called and wanted him to go for a trial.
In 2010, at the age of seven, he joined Barcelona's La Masia academy and stayed until he moved to PSG in 2019.
She is the mother of three
Peggy is the mother of three beautiful kids, two sons Xavi and Faustino, and a daughter. Her kids share an extremely close bond.
Xavi said his brother and his mother are the two most important people in his life who have been doing everything for him since the very beginning and still to these days.
The reason her son wants to be called only "Xavi"
Xavi stated the reason behind only wanting to be called "Xavi" is his mother explaining that he wants to make her proud.
According to him, his mother was the one to name him "Xavi".
Initially, he had explored "Simons" in his first year as a professional at PSG, but then he changed it to "Xavi" because he knows it's quite special for her.
"Every day that I step out onto the pitch it's to make her proud", he said.
Here are some more facts about her son
- He is a polyglot
Xavi is a polyglot. He speaks five different languages, Spanish, English, French, Dutch, and Catalan.
He speaks Dutch at home with his family, Spanish with his brother, and French and English with his little sister. He is currently learning German.
- He is a very calm person
Xavi describes himself to be a very calm person off the pitch. He is a family guy and keeps his family above everything else.
- His goal celebration is dedicated to his brother
Xavi is extremely close to his brother. He calls his brother during every goal celebration.
"We thought of the celebration together. It's very special for him", he said.
- He and his brother share the same birthday
Xavi and his brother who is seven years older than him share the same birthday.
- He is named after Xavi Hernandez
Xavi is named after former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez who is also his idol.
According to him, Hernandez's style of play, and his way of seeing the game were very impressive making him dream.
- Instagram sensation at the age of 16
Xavi became an Instagram sensation at the age of just 16. He had over two million followers on his Instagram in 2019 at the age of 16.
He has now over 5 million followers.
- First advertising contract at the age of 13
Xavi had his first advertising contract with Nike at the age of 13. In 2021, he switched to Adidas.
He became the new face of Puma signing a long-term partnership with the sports company in 2023.
- Neymar is a father figure to him
While commenting on his relationship with former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Neymar, Xavi said he already knew him from Barcelona and was like a father to him, and that he will be forever grateful to him for that.
"It was a big dream to play with my idol and he's still an important person to me", he said.
Net Worth
Her net is currently under review. As of now, we have the net worth of her son. Her son Xavi has a net worth of around $5 million.
Age
- Her son, Xavi, is 21 years old.
