La'Vere Corbin-Ong facts for kids
Corbin-Ong with Malaysia in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | La'Vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2009 | Lynn Valley SA | ||
| 2010–2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 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 | 110 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Malaysia | 28 | (4) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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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.
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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. 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.
He played a variety of sports in his youth, including football, lacrosse, gridiron football and tennis. Corbin-Ong was six years old when he started playing football for the Lynn Valley SA.
He played for Capilano University in Canada for a season after high school, then joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program. 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.
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.
After receiving interest from 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin in 2015, Corbin-Ong signed with FSV Frankfurt in the 3. Liga in June 2016.
Go Ahead Eagles
Corbin-Ong joined Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles on 3 July 2017. He was plagued by injuries during his time with the Eagles.
Johor Darul Ta'zim
On 24 November 2017, Corbin-Ong was signed by Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Due to Corbin-Ong's mother being from Malaysia, he was classified as a local player.
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.
In March 2017, Corbin-Ong received his first call-up to the Canada national team. He made his international debut when he came on a second-half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with Scotland.
In June 2019, Corbin-Ong made his Malaysia debut after starting in the friendly match against Nepal. 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.
Career statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | Premier Development League | 2010 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Pommern Greifswald | Oberliga Nord | 2012-13 | 28 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2013-14 | 29 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Berliner AK 07 | Regionalliga Nordost | 2014-15 | 30 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2015-16 | 34 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | ||
| FSV Frankfurt | 3. Liga | 2016-17 | 36 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | Eerste Divisie | 2017-18 | 9 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | Malaysia Super League | 2018 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 104 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 169 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 299 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 366 | 13 | ||
International appearances
| Canada national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
| Malaysia national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 4 | |
International goals
- As of match played 13 October 2023. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Corbin-Ong goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia | 2 |  Timor-Leste |
1–0 | 7–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 June 2022 | 17 |  Turkmenistan |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 22 September 2022 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand | 20 |  Thailand |
1–0 | 1–1 (5–3 p) | 2022 King's Cup |
| 4 | 13 October 2023 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 28 |  India |
4–2 | 4–2 | 2023 Merdeka Tournament |
Honours
Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023
- Malaysia Cup: 2019,2022
- Malaysia Super League: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Malaysia
- King's Cup runner-up: 2022
See also
In Spanish: La'Vere Corbin-Ong para niños
