| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Magnus Erharuyi Okuonghae | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Maidstone United | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Fulham | ||
| 2002–2003 | Rushden & Diamonds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Rushden & Diamonds | 22 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Aldershot Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | St Albans City | 19 | (0) |
| 2007 | Crawley Town | 21 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 55 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Weymouth (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2015 | Colchester United | 196 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Luton Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Maidstone United | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:04, 29 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:41, 6 January 2013 (UTC) |
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Magnus Erharuyi Okuonghae (born 16 February 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Maidstone United.
Okuonghae made over 200 appearances in all competitions for Colchester United where he was club captain, and has also played for Rushden & Diamonds, Aldershot Town, St Albans City, Crawley Town, Dagenham & Redbridge and Luton Town. He has made loan appearances for Bishop's Stortford and Weymouth and was capped once by the England C team in 2006.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Okuonghae began his career with Fulham in the club's youth system, before appearing for Norwich City under-19s in March 2002, and later featured on the bench for Leicester City under-19s in April 2002.
Okuonghae was signed by Third Division club Rushden & Diamonds and became part of the under-16 squad. He later signed his first professional contract with the club and was given squad number 40. During the 2002–03 season, Okuonghae failed to make an appearance for the first-team, but was an unused substitute during a 4–1 win at home to Cambridge United on 18 January 2003. He made his professional debut for Rushden & Diamonds, now in the Second Division in 2003–04 as an 87th-minute substitute in a 4–0 win over Colchester United at Nene Park on 22 November, but did not feature again for the rest of the season.