Tommy Oar

For the Scottish footballer, see Tommy Orr.
Tommy Oar
Personal information
Full name Thomas Michael Oar[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991
Place of birth Southport, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2007 Palm Beach
2007–2008 QAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2010 Brisbane Roar 23 (2)
2010–2015 FC Utrecht 105 (4)
2015–2016 Ipswich Town 6 (0)
National team‡
2008–2011 Australia U20 34 (4)
2010– Australia[3] 28 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:42, 13 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:42, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Thomas Michael "Tommy" Oar (born 10 December 1991) is an Australian footballer.

Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Oar played youth football for 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, going on to make over 100 appearances for the side before moving to England to play for Ipswich Town in 2015.

Oar has over thirty caps with the Australian national team, scoring four goals. He participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2011 and 2015 Asian Cups, with Australia winning the latter. He was also a part of the Australia U-20 side at the 2009 and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cups.

Early life

Oar's paternal grandparents have Basque heritage.[4]

Club career

Brisbane Roar

He attended All Saints Anglican School on the Gold Coast graduating in 2008. Oar signed a three-year deal with the Brisbane Roar at the commencement of the 2008/09 season.[5] In his second game, against the Wellington Phoenix, he scored his first league goal, which was a match winning goal from a free-kick in the 91st minute.[6]

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 hand picked by Queensland Roar coach Frank Farina to join the A-League side.

He received his first red card in Round 3 of the 2009–10 season in a match against Wellington Phoenix.[7]

FC Utrecht

In January 2010, Oar signed with Dutch agent Rob Jansen and was immediately linked with a move at the end of the 2009–10 season to Eredivisie squad Feyenoord Rotterdam and was invited to train for the remainder of the season with another Dutch club in FC Utrecht with fellow Roar players, Michael Zullo and Adam Sarota.[8]

In March 2010, due to his performances throughout the season 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.[9] 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 where the fee was said to be worth in excess of A$1.8 million.[10][11]

On 15 July 2010, Oar made his debut for his new club Utrecht coming on in the 89th minute of their 4–0 victory over KF Tirana in the UEFA Europa League.[12] On 15 August 2010, he made his Eredivisie debut coming on as an 87th-minute substitute. His run-on debut ended in defeat when FC Utrecht were beaten 4–0 away at FC Twente on 29 August 2010.[13]

Tommy played the last 20 minutes of a Europa League match for Utrecht against Liverpool at Anfield on 15 December 2010.

On 22 September 2011, Oar scored a screamer for his Dutch club FC Utrecht in their second-round KNVB Cup match against De Graafschap, but it was not enough for FC Utrecht to progress to round three, with the Eredivise club bundled out on penalties.[14]

In the 2012–13 season, Oar played a pivotal role in what would become FC Utrecht's most successful season in history, finishing with 63 points and qualifying for the Europa League. Accruing many assists, Oar developed his game to play more centrally, instead of his usual left wing position. 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 he had signed a two-year contract with Ipswich Town. He made his debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford, and scored his first goal in an FA cup match against Portsmouth. [15] He left Ipswich on 22 January 2016 after he requested his contract be cancelled after failing to settle in England. [16]

International career

On 22 December 2009 he was called up to the Australian national team squad for a 2011 Asian Cup Qualifier against Kuwait, however he did not get any match time.[17] On 3 March 2010, he made his debut in Australia's 1–0 win over Indonesia in their final 2011 Asian Cup Qualifier.[18][19][20] His outstanding performance in this match led many within the media to draw comparisons to Harry Kewell and his potential to succeed him as a Socceroo regular.[21][22][23][24] On Monday 24, 2010 he was given another Socceroos cap against New Zealand in a pre-world cup friendly. He was given 10 minutes and impressed with his surging runs, and energy. His display may have helped lead coach Pim Verbeek to the decision to take him to the World Cup in South Africa in the squad over fellow Australian midfielder Nick Carle. On 2 January 2011, Oar was called up to the Australian 2011 Asian Cup squad. In Aug 2011 he went to 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. He later said that it was the best goal of his career.[25] The goal went on to be voted Goal of the Tournament.[26] In 2013, He scored his first international goal in a World Cup Qualifier against Japan. The matched finished 1–1, and the goal proved crucial in Australia's efforts to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. [27]

International goals

Scores and results lists Australia's goals first
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2013 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Japan 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 17 June 2015 Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2016
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brisbane Roar 2008–09 A-League 51––00––51
2009–10 181––––––181
Brisbane Roar total 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
FC Utrecht 2010–11 Eredivisie 7000––40110
2011–12 18211––00193
2012–13 31110––00321
2013–14 31130––20361
2014–15 18010––00190
FC Utrecht total 105 4 6 1 0 0 6 0 117 5
Ipswich Town 2015–16 Championship 6021100091
Ipswich Town total 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
Career total 134 6 8 2 1 0 6 0 149 8

Honours

Country

Australia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tommy Oar". socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Tommy Oar at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ "Oar reveals: I almost joined Bilbao". socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Oar makes history with Roar
  6. ↑ Oar paddles to Queensland's rescue Archived 29 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Points shared at Suncorp". A-league.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Europe calls the best Brisbane Roar players". News.com.au. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Four Victory men in all-star team". Heraldsun.com.au. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  10. ↑ (Dutch) Australisch trio tekent contract
  11. ↑ "Roar cop triple blow". A-league.com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2011 – Utrecht-Tirana –". UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  13. ↑ De Grolsch, Veste (29 August 2010). "Report: Twente Enschede v FC Utrecht – Dutch Eredivisie – ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "Oar scores screamer in Holland". Fox Sports. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  15. ↑ http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/tommy-oar-2656447.aspx
  16. ↑ "Tommy Oar leaves Ipswich Town". Sports Mole. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Oar called up to Socceroos squad". Australia: ABC. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  18. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (3 March 2010). "Tommy Oar to make Socceroos debut in Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  19. ↑ "Oar ready for Socceroos debut". News.smh.com.au. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  20. ↑ "Tommy's Oar-some debut". Theworldgame.sbs.com.au. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  21. ↑ "Now a Socceroo, the Roar's Oar soars". Brisbanetimes.com.au. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  22. ↑ "Roar's Oar comes to the fore". Brisbanetimes.com.au. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  23. ↑ "Tommy Oar youngest Socceroo since his hero Kewell". News.com.au. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  24. ↑ "Socceroos coach to keep eye on Oar". News.smh.com.au. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  25. ↑ Oar earns ticket for Asian Cup theworldgame.com.au, 2 January 2011
  26. ↑ fifa.com, 26 August 2011
  27. ↑ June 2013
  28. ↑ "Tommy Oar". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  29. ↑ "Young Roos Celebrate Silverware". FourFourTwo. 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "Tommy tops young talent". Brisbane Roar. 17 February 2010.
  31. ↑ "Muscat leads players' team of the season". Melbourne Victory. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  32. ↑ "Schwarzer FFA's best". Sportal. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "Goal of the Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  34. ↑ {{cite news|url=http://www.vi.nl/vipk.htm?gpk_input_club=-1&gpk_input_leeftijd=-1&gpk_input_positie=-1&gpk_input_speelronde=-1}}

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