La'Vere Corbin-Ong
Corbin-Ong with Malaysia in 2022
Personal information
Full name La'Vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong
Date of birth (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 22
Youth career
1997–2009 Lynn Valley SA
2010–2011 Vancouver Whitecaps
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Capilano Blues
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 29 (0)
2012–2014 Pommern Greifswald 57 (5)
2014–2016 Berliner AK 07 64 (4)
2016–2017 FSV Frankfurt 36 (0)
2017 Go Ahead Eagles 9 (0)
2018– Johor Darul Ta'zim 112 (5)
International career‡
2017 Canada 1 (0)
2019– Malaysia 31 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Merdeka Tournament
Runner-up2023
King's Cup
Runner-up2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

La'Vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong (born 22 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in England, he previously represented the Canada national team before switching to represent the Malaysia national team in 2019.

Early life

He was born in London, England, where his parents, Lawrence Corbin (Barbadian) and Elizabeth Ong (Malaysian Chinese), were studying psychiatry and nursing respectively.[2][3] Corbin-Ong was one year old when his family moved to Edmonton, the capital city of Alberta. When he was four years of age, his family moved to North Vancouver, where he was raised.[4]

He played a variety of sports in his youth, including football, lacrosse, gridiron football and tennis.[2] Corbin-Ong was six years old when he started playing football for the Lynn Valley SA.[4]

He played for Capilano University in Canada for a season after high school, then joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program.[5] In 2012, he was set to attend the University of British Columbia and join their UBC Thunderbirds soccer team, but while waiting for the new season in five months went to Europe, where he got a tryout with German fifth tier side FC Pommern Greifswald.[5]

Club career

Whitecaps Reserves

Corbin-Ong spent two years playing for the Whitecaps Reserves team, making 29 appearances for the club in 2010 and 2011, when the team competed in USL Premier Development League.

Germany

Corbin-Ong spent two seasons with FC Pommern Greifswald in the Oberliga Nord, and another two seasons with Berliner AK 07 in the Regionalliga.[6]

After receiving interest from 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin in 2015,[7][8] Corbin-Ong signed with FSV Frankfurt in the 3. Liga in June 2016.[9]

Go Ahead Eagles

Corbin-Ong joined Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles on 3 July 2017.[10] He was plagued by injuries during his time with the Eagles.[11]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 24 November 2017, Corbin-Ong was signed by Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[12] Due to Corbin-Ong's mother being from Malaysia, he was classified as a local player.[13][14]

International career

Corbin-Ong was born in London to a Barbadian father and a Malaysian Chinese mother, but moved to Canada at the age of one and is therefore eligible to play for Canada, England, Barbados and Malaysia internationally.[15]

In March 2017, Corbin-Ong received his first call-up to the Canada national team.[16] He made his international debut when he came on a second-half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with Scotland.[17]

In June 2019, Corbin-Ong made his Malaysia debut after starting in the friendly match against Nepal.[18] He was allowed to switch allegiance to Malaysia as his previous appearance for Canada was in a friendly match. He scored his first international goal for Malaysia in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Timor-Leste which Malaysia won 7–1.[19]

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2023[20][21]
Club League Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency Premier Development League 2010[22] 140–––140
2011[22] 150–––150
Total 290000000290
Pommern Greifswald Oberliga Nord 2012-13 281–00–281
2013-14[23] 294–00–294
Total 575000000575
Berliner AK 07 Regionalliga Nordost 2014-15 302–00–302
2015-16 342–00–342
Total 644000000644
FSV Frankfurt 3. Liga 2016-17 360–1[lower-alpha 1]0–370
Total 360001000370
Go Ahead Eagles Eerste Divisie 2017-18 90–1[lower-alpha 2]0–100
Total 90001000100
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia Super League 20182114[lower-alpha 3] 010[lower-alpha 4] 04[lower-alpha 5] 0391
20191800[lower-alpha 3] 09[lower-alpha 4] 05[lower-alpha 6] 0320
20201100[lower-alpha 3] 01[lower-alpha 4] 02[lower-alpha 6] 0140
20212000[lower-alpha 3] 010[lower-alpha 4] 03[lower-alpha 6] 0330
20222204[lower-alpha 3] 06[lower-alpha 4] 05[lower-alpha 6] 0370
20232044[lower-alpha 3] 13[lower-alpha 4] 05[lower-alpha 6] 0325
Total 11251213902401876
Career total 3071412141024038415
  1. ↑ Appearances in DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Appearances in KNVB Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in Malaysia Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and appearances in AFC Cup
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in AFC Champions League

International appearances

As of 21 November 2023[24]
Canada national team
YearAppsGoals
201710
Total10
Malaysia national team
YearAppsGoals
2019101
202130
202282
2023101
Total314

International goals

As of match played 13 October 2023. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Corbin-Ong goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia2 Timor-Leste1–07–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 8 June 202217 Turkmenistan3–13–12023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 22 September 2022700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand20 Thailand1–01–1 (5–3 p)2022 King's Cup
4 13 October 2023Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia28 India4–24–22023 Merdeka Tournament

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ "La'Vere Corbin-Ong: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 Vijhay Vick (24 November 2017). "La'Vere Corbin-Ong: What do we know of JDT's new naturalised defender?". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Siapa Sebenarnya Pemain Baru JDT : La'Vere Corbin-Ong" [Who Are The New JDT Players: La'Vere Corbin-Ong]. Sportivo (in Malay). 24 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "La'Vere Corbin-Ong Canada Soccer profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  5. 1 2 Davidson, Neil (21 March 2017). "North Vancouver fullback La'Vere Corbin-Ong takes first step with Canada". Vancouver Sun.
  6. ↑ "La'Vere Corbin-Ong verlässt den Berliner AK" [La'Vere Corbin-Ong leaves the Berlin AK]. FuPa (in German). 22 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Karkos, Sebastian (11 October 2015). "Schnappt sich Union diesen BAK-Verteidiger?" [Will Union grab this BAK defender?]. Bild (in German).
  8. ↑ Karkos, Sebastian (9 November 2015). "Union hat Berlins Dante auf dem Zettel" [Union has Berlin's Dante on the slip] (in German). B.Z. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Adil Chihi Sturmt Zum FSV Frankfurt" [Adil Chihi Storms to Frankfurt]. German Football Association. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Go Ahead Eagles Strikt Canadees International La'Vere Corbin-Ong". 3 July 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Fai, Ooi Kin (24 November 2017). "Who is La'Vere Corbin-Ong, JDT's shiny new left back?". Goal.
  12. ↑ "JDT dapatkan khidmat pemain kacukan M'sia - Barbados" [JDT hired a M'sia - Barbados hybrid player]. Malaysa Kini (in Malay). 24 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "JDT sign Canadian defender Corbin-Ong from Dutch second tier". ESPN Soccernet. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "JDT sign Canadian international defender La'Vere Corbin-Ong". Football Tribe. 25 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "JDT sign Canadian defender Corbin-Ong from Dutch second tier". ESPN. 23 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces squads to compete in Scotland and Qatar". Canadian Soccer Association. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "North Vancouver's La'Vere Corbin-Ong makes national team debut". North Shore News. 28 March 2017.
  18. ↑ Fai, Ooi Kin. "Better Corbin to make Malaysia debut". Goal. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  19. ↑ Singh, Devinder (22 March 2018). "Search for win continues". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  20. ↑ La'Vere Corbin-Ong at Soccerway
  21. ↑ "La'vere Lawrence Corbin-ong". www.malaysianfootballleague.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Le'Vere Corbin Stats". SoccerStats.
  23. ↑ "La'Vere Corbin-Ong FuPa profile". FuPa.
  24. ↑ "Corbin Ong". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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