O'Hara playing for Blackpool in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamie Darryl O'Hara | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Dartford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2003 | Arsenal | ||
2003–2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | (2) |
2006 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 19 | (5) |
2007 | → Millwall (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2011 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2011–2014 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Blackpool | 27 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Fulham | 37 | (1) |
2016 | Gillingham | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2008–2009 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:41, 2 October 2016 (UTC). |
Jamie Darryl O'Hara (born 25 September 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
O'Hara came through Arsenal F.C. Academy to then sign for Tottenham Hotspur to become a first-team player during the 2007–08 season. He has had several loan spells, including a stint at Portsmouth that saw them reach the 2010 FA Cup Final. In 2017 he was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother.
O'Hara was born in Dartford, Kent. As a schoolboy, O'Hara trained with the Arsenal Academy before moving to Tottenham Hotspur's academy in 2003. In 2004–05 he featured in every game in the 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 it was announced he had 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. He made 15 appearances in total for the Lions.
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.