Socceroo young gun Tommy Oar is the latest high-profile athlete to make a seven-figure property purchase on the Gold Coast.

Property records confirm the 23-year-old Southport product outlaid $1.31 million for a beachside shack in Dudley St, Mermaid Beach, with the sale settling in January.

The 1970-built house features three bedrooms and is situated on a 405sqm block in what marketing material labelled a "supreme" position.

However, neighbours might not yet see much of the ex-Brisbane Roar star, who is understood to be using the property as an investment before eventually building his dream home.