Tommy Oar

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Tommy Oar
Personal information
Full name Thomas Michael Oar[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Southport, Queensland, Australia
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 15
Youth career
1996–2007 Palm Beach
2007–2008 QAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Brisbane Roar 22 (2)
2010–2015 FC Utrecht 105 (14)
2015– Ipswich Town 6 (0)
International career‡
2008–2011 Australia U20 34 (4)
2010– Australia[3] 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Thomas Michael "Tommy" Oar (born 10 December 1991) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for English club Ipswich Town in the Football League Championship.

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.[citation needed]

Ipswich Town FC

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]

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.[16] On 3 March 2010, he made his debut in Australia's 1–0 win over Indonesia in their final 2011 Asian Cup Qualifier.[17][18][19] 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.[20][21][22][23] 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.[24] The goal went on to be voted Goal of the Tournament.[25] 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. [26]

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 Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brisbane Roar 2008–09 A-League 5 1 0 0 – – 5 1
2009–10 17 1 – – – – 17 1
Brisbane Roar total 22 2 0 0 0 0 22 2
FC Utrecht 2010–11 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 4 0 11 0
2011–12 18 2 1 1 0 0 19 3
2012–13 31 11 1 0 0 0 32 11
2013–14 31 1 3 0 2 0 36 1
2014–15 18 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
FC Utrecht total 105 14 6 1 6 0 117 15
Ipswich Town 2015–16 Championship 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Ipswich Town total 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 133 16 7 1 6 0 146 17

Honours

Country

Australia

Individual

References

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  5. ↑ Oar makes history with Roar
  6. ↑ Oar paddles to Queensland's rescue[dead link]
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  15. ↑ http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/tommy-oar-2656447.aspx
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  24. ↑ Oar earns ticket for Asian Cup theworldgame.com.au, 2 January 2011
  25. ↑ [1] fifa.com, 26 August 2011
  26. ↑ [2] June 2013
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External links

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