Tommy Oar

Thomas Michael " Tommy" Oar (born 10 December 1991 in Southport ) is an Australian football player who also has Spanish citizenship. The winger is since 2010 in the Eredivisie with FC Utrecht under contract.

Club career

Oar began at the age of four years at the football game at local club Carrara. He then played for many years in the youth team of Palm Beach and was first used in 2006 also at senior level. In 2007 he was awarded a scholarship at the Queensland Academy of Sport and signed after mid-2008, a three-year contract with the professional club Queensland Roar (since 2009 Brisbane Roar ). With his signature, he became the youngest player in the history of the Roar. Oar, who is considered one of the greatest talents of Australia has its strengths therefore been likened Thanks to its speed, especially in the one-on -one and with his idol Harry Kewell.

Shortly after his 17th birthday he gave on 14 December 2008 against the Newcastle United Jets his professional debut in the A-League. Two weeks later he scored in stoppage time against Wellington Phoenix a direct free kick, securing his team by a 3-2 success. At the end of the season he moved the club into the Championship play-offs and failed there in the Preliminary Final against Adelaide United. In the 2009/10 season Roar missed the play-offs, Oar was nevertheless awarded at season's end for best young player in the league. He sat down in a vote against Kofi Danning, Leigh Broxham, Rostyn Griffiths, Ben Kantarovski and Mathew Leckie by.

For the 2010/11 season Oar changes together with his Brisbane teammates Adam Sarota and Michael Zullo of the Dutch first division club FC Utrecht, where he signed a contract until July 1, 2015.

National

Even 16- year old, he took part in November 2008 with the Australian U -20 team at the U -19 Asian Cup and qualified with the team through the semi-finals for the Junior World Championship 2009 in Egypt. At the World Cup in Egypt Oar stood in all three group games in the starting eleven, the Australian team remained against Costa Rica, Czech Republic and Brazil devoid of points and retired.

After his good performances in the league Oar came on 3 March 2010 in the crucial Asia Cup qualifier against Indonesia for his international debut for the Australian national team and was a 1-0 victory for the most conspicuous player of his team.