Jamie O'Hara

Early career

O'Hara joined Arsenal's Academy at 12. O'Hara was offered a professional contract with Arsenal in 2003 at 17, but declined to sign as Arsenal's Head of Youth Development Liam Brady informed him that the earliest he would break into the first team was at age 21. He subsequently joined Tottenham's academy, where he featured in every game in the 2004-05 FA Youth Cup, scoring once against Everton from a free kick in addition to playing in fourteen Under-18 matches and eighteen reserve matches. In January 2006 he joined Chesterfield on a three-month loan agreement. His Football League debut came on 14 January 2006 at Doncaster Rovers in a 1–1 draw. He scored five goals during his loan spell during 19 appearances. He went out on loan for a second time in August 2007 when he joined League One club Millwall on a month-long loan deal which was subsequently extended to December, making 15 appearances total.

Tottenham Hotspur

O'Hara subsequently returned to Spurs after his successful loan spell at Millwall which attracted the attention of new manager, Juande Ramos, and made his debut as a substitute against Portsmouth on 15 December 2007, assisting in the game's winning goal. He made his full début a week later in the North London derby against former club Arsenal. He also contributed two appearances to Spurs' run in the 2007–08 Football League Cup, but was left out of the squad for the final itself. He became a regular player for the remainder of the…

O'Hara was called up to the England under-21 squad for their game against Republic of Ireland on 5 February 2008, but did not take the field. He did gain his first U21 cap on 25 March 2008, in a 0–0 friendly against Poland. In total he won seven caps at this level. On 21 February 2011, O'Hara admitted that he would seriously consider playing international football for the Republic of Ireland if he got the call. O'Hara had played at the England under-21 level but had never been selected for the senior squad, and with Irish grandparents, he could now make the switch. Former Wolves manager Mick McCarthy also said that he too wished O'Hara to make the switch to Ireland. He was also eligible for Northern Ireland as his father was born in Magherafelt.

O'Hara was born in Dartford, Kent. He was educated at Horton Kirby (Church of England) Primary School, He then went on to Hextable Comprehensive School in Kent and Highams Park School.

O'Hara married former Miss England model Danielle Lloyd on 26 May 2012. They had three sons together. Lloyd filed for divorce in 2014, after O'Hara had admitted to cheating on her on a night out. Out of contract after leaving Gillingham, he participated in series 19 of the reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother in January 2017. In September 2021, he became host of Talksport's The Sports Bar alongside Jason Cundy. He also was on the TV series Love Undercover in 2024.