La'Vere Corbin-Ong
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = La'Vere Corbin-Ong
| fullname = La'Vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong
| image = Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors 06.jpg
| caption = Corbin-Ong with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1991|4|22}}
| birth_place = London, England
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Johor Darul Ta'zim
| clubnumber = 22
| youthyears1 = 1997–2009
| youthclubs1 = Lynn Valley SA
| youthyears2 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps
| collegeyears1 = 2009–2010
| college1 = Capilano Blues
| years1 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
| caps1 = 29
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = Pommern Greifswald
| caps2 = 57
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = Berliner AK 07
| caps3 = 64
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = FSV Frankfurt
| caps4 = 36
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = Go Ahead Eagles
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018–
| clubs6 = Johor Darul Ta'zim
| caps6 = 122
| goals6 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Canada
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–
| nationalteam2 = Malaysia
| nationalcaps2 = 42
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| club-update = 11 January 2025
| ntupdate = 10 June 2025
}}
La'Vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong (born 22 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. Mainly a left-back, he is also capable of playing occasionally as a centre-back or left-midfielder. He is known for his long throw-ins and defensive attributes.
Born in England, he previously represented the Canada national team before switching to represent Malaysia in 2019.
Early life
Corbin-Ong was born in London, England, where his parents, Lawrence Corbin (Barbadian) and Elizabeth Ong (Malaysian Chinese), were studying psychiatry and nursing, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/lavere-corbin-ong-what-do-we-know-jdts-new-naturalised-defender#ZdhIGP4b3IQv20E0.99|title=La'Vere Corbin-Ong: What do we know of JDT's new naturalised defender?|author=Vijhay Vick|publisher=FourFourTwo|date=24 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206150823/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/lavere-corbin-ong-what-do-we-know-jdts-new-naturalised-defender#ZdhIGP4b3IQv20E0.99|archive-date=6 December 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thesportivo.com/siapa-sebenarnya-pemain-baru-jdt-lavere-corbin-ong/|trans-title=Who Are The New JDT Players: La'Vere Corbin-Ong|date=November 24, 2017|title=Siapa Sebenarnya Pemain Baru JDT : La'Vere Corbin-Ong|language=Malay|work=Sportivo}} He 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.{{cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=4705|title=La'Vere Corbin-Ong Canada Soccer profile|date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Canadian Soccer Association}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/soccer/north-vancouver-fullback-lavere-corbin-ong-takes-first-step-with-canada|title=North Vancouver fullback La'Vere Corbin-Ong takes first step with Canada|date=March 21, 2017|first=Neil|last=Davidson|work=Vancouver Sun}} 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
= Vancouver 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.
= Pommern Greifswald =
On 2 July 2012, Corbin-Ong moved to German fifth tier side Pommern Greifswald in the Oberliga Nord spending two seasons at the club. He make his club debut on 12 August 2012 in a league match against BFC Dynamo. On 30 March 2013, Corbin-Ong scored his first goal for the club against Anker Wismar which ended up in a 3–2 win.
= Berliner AK 07 =
In July 2014, Corbin-Ong moved to the fourth tier German club, Berliner AK 07 in the Regionalliga playing another two seasons with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fupa.net/news/fsv-frankfurt-laundaposvere-corbin-ong-verlaesst-den-berline-475098|trans-title=La'Vere Corbin-Ong leaves the Berlin AK|language=de|title=La'Vere Corbin-Ong verlässt den Berliner AK|date=June 22, 2016|work=FuPa}} On 3 August 2014, Corbin-Ong make his club debut against Germania Halberstadt. He would than scored his first goal for the club on 22 March 2015 scoring the only goal in the match against Wacker Nordhausen which earns his team the three points in the league. In the next match on 29 March, he scored another goal against VfB Auerbach in a 3–1 win.
On 25 August 2015, Corbin-Ong received the 'Man of the Match' award for putting up a magnificent performances in a 3–0 win against SV Babelsberg 03 where he was involved in all the goal scoring once and assisting twice.
= FSV Frankfurt =
After receiving interest from 2. Bundesliga club Union Berlin in 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/union-berlin/an-bak-verteidiger-dran-43333546.bild.html|title=Schnappt sich Union diesen BAK-Verteidiger?|first=Sebastian|last=Karkos|language=de|trans-title=Will Union grab this BAK defender?|work=Bild|date=11 October 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin-sport/union-berlin/union-hat-berlins-dante-auf-dem-zettel|title=Union hat Berlins Dante auf dem Zettel|first=Sebastian|last=Karkos|trans-title=Union has Berlin's Dante on the slip|language=de|publisher=B.Z.|date=9 November 2015|access-date=1 October 2016}} Corbin-Ong signed with FSV Frankfurt in the 3. Liga in June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/adil-chihi-stuermt-zum-fsv-frankfurt-148797/|title=Adil Chihi Sturmt Zum FSV Frankfurt|trans-title=Adil Chihi Storms to Frankfurt|publisher=German Football Association|access-date=1 October 2016}} He make his club debut on 30 July 2016 against Holstein Kiel.
= Go Ahead Eagles =
Corbin-Ong joined Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles on 3 July 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.ga-eagles.nl/go-ahead-eagles-strikt-canadees-international-lavere-corbin-ong|title=Go Ahead Eagles Strikt Canadees International La'Vere Corbin-Ong|date=3 July 2017|access-date=19 March 2018}} He make his debut for the club playing the entire 90th minute against FC Emmen on 22 August 2017. However, he was plagued by injuries during his time with the club and therefore make a total overall of 10 appearances for the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/who-is-lavere-corbin-ong-jdts-shiny-new-left-back/1vqekvhxtzv2r1pl00wmukv33z|title=Who is La'Vere Corbin-Ong, JDT's shiny new left back?|first=Ooi Kin|last=Fai|work=Goal|date=November 24, 2017}}
= Johor Darul Ta'zim =
On 24 November 2017, Corbin-Ong was signed by Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/sukan/403222|work=Malaysia Kini|trans-title=JDT hired a M'sia - Barbados hybrid player|title=JDT dapatkan khidmat pemain kacukan M'sia - Barbados|language=Malay|date=November 24, 2017}} Due to Corbin-Ong's mother being from Malaysia, he was classified as a local player.{{cite web|url=http://global.espn.com/football/blog/football-asia/153/post/3282222/jdt-sign-canadian-defender-corbin-ong-from-dutch-second-tier?src=com|title=JDT sign Canadian defender Corbin-Ong from Dutch second tier|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=24 November 2017|access-date=19 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://football-tribe.com/asia/2017/11/25/jdt-sign-canadian-international-defender-lavere-corbin-ong/|title=JDT sign Canadian international defender La'Vere Corbin-Ong|date=November 25, 2017|work=Football Tribe}} He make his club debut in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season against Kedah FA on 3 February 2018 where he also assisted Marcos António to seal a 2–1 win. In the next match against PKNP on 6 February, he recorded another assist in a 3–0 win. On 14 February, Corbin-Ong played in the club AFC Cup match against Indonesian side Persija Jakarta in a fiercely battle that ended in a 2–0 win. On 5 May, he scored his first goal for the club against Negeri Sembilan in a 4–0 away win.
On 5 March 2019, Corbin-Ong played in the club AFC Champions League fixtures against Japanese side, Kashima Antlers.
On 14 April 2022, Corbin-Ong assisted twice in the club famous 5–0 victory over Chinese side, Guangzhou.
On 6 March 2023, Corbin-Ong scored his first brace in his career during a 7–0 thrashing victory against Negeri Sembilan.
International career
= Canada =
In March 2017, Corbin-Ong received his first call-up to the Canada national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-announces-squads-to-compete-in-scotland-and-qatar-p160659-preview-1|title=Canada Soccer announces squads to compete in Scotland and Qatar|publisher=Canadian Soccer Association|date=17 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031346/https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-announces-squads-to-compete-in-scotland-and-qatar-p160659-preview-1|archive-date=October 1, 2017|url-status=dead}} He made his international debut when he came on a second-half substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.nsnews.com/local-sports/north-vancouvers-lavere-corbin-ong-makes-national-team-debut-3049187|work=North Shore News|title=North Vancouver's La'Vere Corbin-Ong makes national team debut|date=March 28, 2017}}
= Malaysia =
In June 2019, Corbin-Ong made his Malaysia debut after starting in the friendly match against Nepal.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/corbin-ong-malaysia-nepal-timor-leste-world-cup-qualifying/17robion94n901qgex6g6nvikq|title=Better Corbin to make Malaysia debut|publisher=Goal|first=Ooi Kin|last=Fai|access-date=31 May 2019}} 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 on 7 June 2019 in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Timor-Leste which Malaysia won 7–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/03/348184/search-win-continues|title=Search for win continues|publisher=New Straits Times|access-date=3 January 2019|date=22 March 2018|first=Devinder|last=Singh}}
On 8 June 2022, Corbin-Ong seal the win scoring the final goal in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match in a 3–1 win against Turkmenistan.
On 22 September 2022, he scored the goal against host Thailand in the 2022 King's Cup.
Corbin-Ong represented the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar where he played in all three matches during the group stage.
Personal life
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.{{cite web |date=November 23, 2017 |title=JDT sign Canadian defender Corbin-Ong from Dutch second tier |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/3282222/jdt-sign-canadian-defender-corbin-ong-from-dutch-second-tier |work=ESPN}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 11 January 2025}}{{Soccerway|lavere-lawrence-corbin-ong/151448}}{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysianfootballleague.com/Home/Sport?&WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2Fall%2Fperson%2F394693|title= La'vere Lawrence Corbin-ong|website=www.malaysianfootballleague.com|access-date=20 June 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|League !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup, Malaysia Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Malaysia FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
|rowspan="2"|Premier Development League |2010{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/levere-corbin/|title=Le'Vere Corbin Stats|work=SoccerStats}} |14 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2011
|15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Pommern Greifswald
|rowspan="2"|Oberliga Nord |28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14{{Cite web|url=https://www.fupa.net/player/lavere-corbin-ong-309473|work=FuPa|title=La'Vere Corbin-Ong FuPa profile}}
|29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 57 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Berliner AK 07
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga Nordost |30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16
|34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 34 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 64 | 4 | ||
| FSV Frankfurt
|36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 0 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="8"|Johor Darul Ta'zim
|rowspan="7"|Malaysia Super League |2018 |21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League, appearances in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 2019
|18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in AFC Champions League}} | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2020
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=ACL}} | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021
|20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=ACL}} | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2022
|22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=ACL}} | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2023
|20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5{{efn|name=ACL}} | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| 2024–25
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0{{efn|name=ACL}} | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!122 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 198 | 6 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!317 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 395 | 15 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|25 March 2025}}{{NFT player |id=67495 |name=Corbin Ong |accessdate=7 June 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3 | Canada | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total||1||0 |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=4 | Malaysia | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| Total||42||6 |
International goals
:''As of match played 25 March 2025 Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Corbin-Ong goal.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |
| scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |
|---|
| scope=row|1
|7 June 2019||rowspan=2|Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia|| align="center" |2||{{fb|TLS}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|7–1||2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| scope=row|2
|8 June 2022||align=center|17||{{fb|TKM}}||align=center|3–1||align=center|3–1||2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| scope=row|3
|22 September 2022|| 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand || align="center" |20 || {{fb|THA}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center| 1–1 (5–3 p) || 2022 King's Cup |
| scope=row|4
|13 October 2023|| Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia || align="center" |28 || {{fb|IND}} || align=center|4–2 || align=center| 4–2 || 2023 Merdeka Tournament |
| scope=row|5
|25 March 2025||Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia||align=center|41||{{fb|NEP}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|2–0||rowspan="2"|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| scope=row|6
| 10 June 2025 || Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia ||align=center|42||{{fb|VIE}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 |
Honours
Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024–25
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024
- Malaysia Cup: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024–25
- Piala Sumbangsih: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Malaysia
- Pestabola Merdeka: 2024{{Cite web |last=BERNAMA |date=2024-08-09 |title=Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1-0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php/news.php?id=2338337 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=BERNAMA |language=en}}
- King's Cup runner-up: 2022
Individual
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|lavere-lawrence-corbin-ong/151448}}
- {{NFT player|67495}}
- {{Canada Soccer|4705}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|lavere-corbin-ong}}
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