Tommy Oar

Media

After retiring from football in 2022, Oar transitioned into a career in media, working as a TV pundit.

Queensland Roar

Oar signed a three-year contract with Queensland Roar ahead of the 2008–09 A-League. He made his A-League debut for the side on 14 December 2008, coming on in the 73rd minute of a late 2–1 win over Newcastle Jets. In his second A-League appearance, on 28 December 2008, Oar scored a late free kick to secure a win over Wellington Phoenix. Oar won the A-League Young Footballer of the Year award for the 2009–10 A-League.

FC Utrecht

In January 2010, Oar signed with Dutch agent Rob Jansen and was linked with a move at the end of the 2009–10 season to Eredivisie squad Feyenoord Rotterdam and trained with FC Utrecht with fellow Roar players, Michael Zullo and Adam Sarota. In March 2010 he was award the Rising Star award for the Best Young Player and selected in the A-League Team of the Year. 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 said to be worth in excess of A$1.8 million. In December 2010 he made his European debut in a Europa League game against Liverpool FC at Anfield. In the 2012–13 Eredivisie season Oar played every game in FC Utrecht's most successful season as they finished with 63 points and qualified for the Europa League. He was awarded 10th place in the Voetbal International Eredivisie player of the Year standings and was linked with clubs such as Benfica and Celtic F.C.

Ipswich Town

On 29 August 2015, it was…

On 22 December 2009 Oar was named in the Australian national team squad for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait but did not play. He then made his debut on 3 March 2010 in a 1–0 win over Indonesia, again in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers, wearing the number 121 shirt and thus became the first player to use a three-digit number in an international association football match. His performance in this match led to comparisons to Harry Kewell and the potential for Oar to succeed the Australian great, and resulted in his selection in the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. In August 2011 he played in 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. The goal went on to be voted Goal of the Tournament. In 2013, Oar scored his first full international goal in a World Cup Qualifier against Japan. The matched finished 1–1, the goal aiding Australia's efforts to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. 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.

Oar's paternal grandparents have Basque heritage. Oar attended All Saints Anglican School on the Gold Coast graduating in 2008. 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.