Fellaini is of Moroccan descent. His father worked as a goalkeeper in the 1970s and worked as a bus driver in Brussels after he retired. Tipin joined Andre Lecht's youth training system at the age of 7 and embarked on the road of football. Although the father always claimed that his son liked Morocco best, Fellaini chose Belgian nationality when he grew up. His performance in Standard Liege quickly attracted the attention of real Madrid, Bayern Munich and other giants, but it was because Fellaini almost led the team to eliminate Liverpool in this year's Champions League qualifier that Everton really made up his mind to grab people.
Fellaini also participated in the football match of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but only participated in the first group match against Brazil. He returned to Belgium because he got a red card and participated in the Champions League qualifier against Liverpool with Liege. At present, Fellaini's younger brother is also exercising in Everton Youth Team. It seems that the two brothers have no nostalgia for the Belgian league. Fellaini explained that his decision to switch to the Premier League was not entirely due to money. "I'm glad to leave Belgium, because the referees there like playing cards so much that I have a bad reputation."