Full name Thomas Michael Oar Name Tommy Oar Parents Michael Oar, Delia Oar 1996–2007 Palm Beach Weight 64 kg | Number 15 Height 1.70 m Playing position Role Football player | |
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Date of birth (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 24) Current teams Ipswich Town F.C. (#15 / Midfielder), Australia national soccer team (Midfielder, Forward) Similar People Mathew Leckie, Mile Jedinak, Matthew Spiranovic, James Troisi, Massimo Luongo Profiles | ||
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Thomas Michael "Tommy" Oar (born 10 December 1991) is an Australian professional footballer playing as a midfielder for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division.
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- Tommy oar wing wizard 2012 2014
- Youve Gotta Have It All Tommy Oar
- Early life
- Brisbane Roar
- FC Utrecht
- Ipswich Town
- Return to Brisbane Roar
- APOEL FC
- International career
- Club
- International goals
- Country
- Individual
- References
Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Oar played youth football for Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach and at the Queensland Academy of Sport before making his professional debut for Brisbane Roar in 2008. He joined Dutch club FC Utrecht in 2010, making over 100 appearances for the side before moving to England to play for Ipswich Town in 2015.
Oar has thirty four caps with the Australian national team, scoring four goals. He participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 and 2015 Asian Cups, with Australia winning the latter. He was part of the Australia U-20 side at the 2009 and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cups.
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Early life
Oar's paternal grandparents have Basque heritage.
Oar attended All Saints Anglican School on the Gold Coast graduating in 2008. Oar previously played at Palm Beach Sharks football club on the Gold Coast (along with fellow Roar youngster, Mitch Nichols), before gaining selection in the Gold Coast Representative system, and eventually the Queensland Academy of Sport, where he was picked by Queensland Roar.
Brisbane Roar
Oar signed a three-year deal with the Brisbane Roar at the commencement of the 2008/09 season. In his second game against the Wellington Phoenix he scored his first league goal.
He received his first red card in Round 3 of the 2009–10 season in a match against Wellington Phoenix.
FC Utrecht
In January 2010, Oar signed with Dutch agent Rob Jansen and was linked with a move at the end of the 2009–10 season to Eredivisie squad Feyenoord Rotterdam and trained with FC Utrecht with fellow Roar players, Michael Zullo and Adam Sarota.
In March 2010 he was award the Rising Star award for the Best Young Player and selected on the bench in the A-League Team of the Year. On 2 April 2010 he, along with fellow Roar players Michael Zullo and Adam Sarota, joined FC Utrecht on a five-year deal, in a collective transfer deal said to be worth in excess of A$1.8 million.
On 15 July 2010 Oar made his run-on debut for Utrecht in the 89th minute (a 4–0 victory over KF Tirana in the UEFA Europa League). On 15 August 2010 he made his Eredivisie debut coming on as an 87th-minute substitute. His full debut ended in defeat as FC Utrecht were beaten 4–0 away at FC Twente on 29 August 2010.
Tommy played the final 20 minutes of a Europa League match for Utrecht against Liverpool at Anfield on 15 December 2010.
On 22 September 2011 Oar scored for Utrecht in the second-round KNVB Cup match against De Graafschap. The club went on to lose in penalties.
In the 2012–13 Eredivisie season Oar played in FC Utrecht's most successful season as they finished with 63 points and qualified for the Europa League. He was awarded 10th place in the VI Eredivisie player of the Year standings at the end of the season.
Ipswich Town
On 29 August 2015 it was announced Oar had signed a two-year contract with Ipswich Town. He made his debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford, and scored his first Ipswich goal in an FA Cup match against Portsmouth. Oar left Ipswich on 22 January 2016 after he requested his contract be cancelled.
Return to Brisbane Roar
In 2016, Oar rejoined Brisbane Roar on a contract for 2.5 seasons following his stint in England. In February 2017, Oar scored and assisted in a 2–0 victory over Carlos Tevez's Shanghai Shenhua, to qualify for the Asian Champions League.
APOEL FC
Despite signing a marquee contract with Brisbane Roar, Oar joined Cypriot club APOEL in June 2017. Oar made his competitive debut for APOEL in a UEFA Champions League qualifying win over Dudelange on 12 July 2017.
International career
On 22 December 2009 Oar was named in the Australian national team squad for the 2011 Asian Cup Qualifier against Kuwait but did not receive match time. On 3 March 2010 he made his debut for Australia in a 1–0 win over Indonesia in the final 2011 Asian Cup Qualifier. His performance in this match led to comparisons to Harry Kewell and the potential for Oar to succeed the Australian great. In 2010 Oar participated for the final 10 mins against New Zealand in a pre-World Cup friendly. On 2 January 2011 Oar was called up to the Australian 2011 Asian Cup squad. In August 2011 he played in the U-20 World Cup in Colombia where he scored a 30-yard free kick in the last minute of the game against Ecuador to level 1–1. Oar later said that it was the best goal of his career. The goal went on to be voted Goal of the Tournament. In 2013, Oar scored his first full international goal in a World Cup Qualifier against Japan. The matched finished 1–1, the goal aiding Australia's efforts to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.