23 Facts About Tommy Oar

Thomas Michael Oar was born on 10 December 1991 and is a retired Australian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tommy Oar 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.

Tommy Oar later joined Cypriot giants Apoel Nicosia, before returning to the A-League.

Tommy Oar has twenty eight caps with the Australian national team, scoring two goals.

Tommy Oar participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 and 2015 Asian Cups, with Australia winning the latter.

Tommy Oar was part of the Australia U-20 side at the 2009 and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cups, scoring the goal of the tournament in the latter edition.

Tommy Oar was nominated for the Socceroos' 2010 FIFA World Cup squad at 18.

Tommy Oar attended All Saints Anglican School on the Gold Coast graduating in 2008.

Tommy Oar previously played at Palm Beach Sharks football club on the Gold Coast and eventually the Queensland Academy of Sport, where he was picked by Brisbane Roar.

Tommy Oar was awarded 10th place in the Voetbal International Eredivisie player of the Year standings and was linked with clubs such as Benfica and Celtic FC.

On 29 August 2015, it was announced Tommy Oar had signed a two-year contract with Championship side Ipswich Town.

Tommy Oar made his debut for Ipswich in September 2015, starting in a loss to Manchester United in the League Cup.

Tommy Oar was forced to come off at halftime with concussion.

In January 2016, Ipswich announced that Tommy Oar would leave the club by mutual consent after he requested his contract be terminated.

Tommy Oar played nine matches for Ipswich in all competitions, scoring one goal.

In 2016, Tommy Oar rejoined Brisbane Roar on a contract for 2.5 seasons following his stint in England.

Tommy Oar made his competitive debut for APOEL in a UEFA Champions League qualifying win over Dudelange on 12 July 2017.

In September 2018, Tommy Oar joined Central Coast Mariners on a two-year contract.

Tommy Oar was used in a variety of different positions, including midfield, striker, and left back.

Tommy Oar has predominantly been used as a defensive midfielder during his time at the club.

On 22 December 2009 Tommy Oar was named in the Australian national team squad for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait but did not play.

In 2013, Tommy Oar scored his first full international goal in a World Cup Qualifier against Japan.

Tommy Oar was later named as part of Australia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad, where he started and played in all the respective group matches, and later in the 2015 Asian Cup squad.