Personal information | |||
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Full name | Magnus Erharuyi Okuonghae[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Colchester United | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fulham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2002–2006 | Rushden & Diamonds | 22 | (1) |
2006 | Aldershot Town | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 | St Albans City | 18 | (0) |
2007 | Crawley Town | 21 | (2) |
2007–2009 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 55 | (2) |
2008 | → Weymouth (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2009– | Colchester United | 79 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 2 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
Magnus Erharuyi Okuonghae (born 16 February 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Colchester United as a defender. He did his secondary schooling at Southfields Community College in South London where he also played for the school football team. This is the same secondary school Southampton manager Alan Pardew also attended years earlier.
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Prior to the 2006/2007 season he spent three seasons with Fulham, one as a professional before making his way through the ranks at Rushden & Diamonds, including a spell as reserve captain.
He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2005 at Field Mill in the 1–0 win over Mansfield Town and went on to play 23 times for the Northants Club, scoring once.
He joined Weymouth on a one month loan deal on 22 February 2008. In the summer of 2009, he refused a three-year deal offered to him by Dagenham & Redbridge.
On 1 July 2009, Okuonghae left Dagenham & Redbridge and signed a two-year contract with League One team Colchester United.[2] He made his Colchester debut in the 7–1 away win against Norwich City on 8 August 2009. On 13 October 2009 Sky Sports announced that Colchester were about to have talks with Magnus Okuonghae about a contract extension.[3] On 1 December 2009 it was announced he had signed a new contract until 2012.[4]
Affectionately nicknamed "The Beast" by the U's fans, Okuonghae has held the captain's armband for much of his first season with Colchester.
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[7] | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rushden & Diamonds | 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2003–04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Aldershot Town | 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
St Albans City | 2006–07 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
Crawley Town | 2006–07 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2007–08 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Weymouth (loan) | 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Dagenham & Redbridge | 2008–09 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |
Total | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
Colchester United | 2009–10 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Total | 79 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 90 | 2 | ||
Career total | 202 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | 223 | 7 |
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