Jamie O'Hara (footballer)

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Jamie O'Hara
Personal information
Full name Jamie Darryl O'Hara
Date of birth September 25, 1986 (1986-09-25) (age 21)
Place of birth    Dartford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Tottenham Hotspur
Number 24
Youth clubs
2001–2003
2003–2005		 Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005–
2006
2007		 Tottenham Hotspur
→ Chesterfield (loan)
→ Millwall (loan)		 17 (1)
19 (5)
14 (2)   
National team2
2008- England U21 02 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:22, 12 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 16:22, 12 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Jamie Darryl O'Hara (born September 25, 1986 in Dartford, England) is an English footballer who plays in the central midfield position for Tottenham Hotspur. He has also played at left back and left midfield.

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[edit] Club career

As a schoolboy, he trained with the Arsenal academy before moving to Tottenham Hotspur's academy in 2003.[1]

On 13 January 2006 it was announced he had joined Chesterfield F.C. on a three month loan agreement. His league debut came on January 14 2006 at Doncaster Rovers in a 1-1 draw. He scored five goals during his loan spell.[2]

In 2004-05 he featured in every game in the FA Youth Cup, scoring once against Everton F.C. from a free kick in addition to playing in 14 U18 matches and 18 reserve matches.

On 24 August 2007, he joined Millwall F.C. on a month-long loan deal which was subsequently extended.[3][4] O'Hara subsequently returned to Spurs and made his debut as a substitute against Portsmouth on December 15, 2007 and his full debut against former club Arsenal on December 22, 2007.

Jamie scored his first Tottenham goal on 21 February 2008 in the UEFA Cup competition against Slavia Prague at White Hart Lane,[5] and his first league goal on 22 March 2008 against Portsmouth.[6] He signed a new 3-year deal to keep him at Tottenham until 2011 at the end of the 2007-08 season.[7]

[edit] International career

Jamie was called up to the England U21 squad for their game against Ireland on the 5th February 2008, but did not take the field.[8] He did gain his first U21 cap on 25 March 2008 in a 0-0 friendly against Poland. [9] He gained another cap on the 15 May 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in the fifty-seventh minute, in a 2-0 victory over Wales, a match in which Theo Walcott and Spurs team-mate Tom Huddlestone scored.

[edit] References

  1. ^ O'Hara's bold move. thefa.com (20 January 2003).
  2. ^ Fulop and O'Hara lengthen loans. BBC Sport (30 January 2006).
  3. ^ Lions sign Spurs youngster O'Hara. BBC Sport (24 August 2007).
  4. ^ Millwall extend O'Hara loan spell. BBC Sport (17 September 2007).
  5. ^ Tottenham 1-1 Slavia Prague. BBC Sport (21 February 2008).
  6. ^ Ian Hughes (22 March 2008). Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth. BBC Sport.
  7. ^ O'Hara signs new Spurs deal. Premier League (12 May 2008).
  8. ^ Pearce names Lennon in U21 squad.. BBC Sport (31 January 2008).
  9. ^ England U21 0-0 Poland U21. BBC Sport (26 March 2008).

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