U23 star Phan Van Duc is about to face a naturalized Malaysian striker at the AFC Cup

Trung Kien• February 22, 2018 09:39

(Baonghean.vn) - It is likely that in the match between Song Lam Nghe An and Johor Darul Tazim (champion of the Malaysian National Championship) in the group stage of the 2018 AFC Cup, there will be an interesting confrontation between U23 Vietnam player - Phan Van Duc and a naturalized Malaysian player of Canadian origin.

Vào ngày 28/2, SLNA
On February 28 at Vinh Stadium, SLNA will enter the second match of Group H, AFC Cup 2018, welcoming Johor Darul Tazim Club from Malaysia.

Corbin-Ong Corbin-Ong
Center back Corbin-Ong, a very notable player on the side of the 2017 M-League champions


Corbin-Ong was born in London, England in 1991; has dual citizenship of Canada and Malaysia (naturalized). The player currently playing for the Malaysian team has a curly hairstyle identical to Man United midfielder - Fellaini.

He used to play for big teams like FSV Frankfurt (Germany's 3rd division) or Go Ahead Eagle (Netherlands' 2nd division).

This central defender is 1m84 tall, in the 2017 football season, Corbin-Ong was a special case to be naturalized as a Malaysian citizen. The international player transfer site (Transfermarkt) valued this player at 275,000 euros, equivalent to 7.7 billion VND.

On February 28, when SLNA and JDT meet in the AFC, SLNA's attacking players such as Michael Olaha or Phan Van Duc will face a big challenge named Corbin-Ong.

Not only Corbin-Ong, Johor Darul Tazim Club also owns a series of other quality stars. The main JDT squad is also the backbone of the Malaysian national team with 10 faces spread across the line./.

Trung Kien