Paul Okesene is a Samoan rugby league player who represented both Western Samoa and American Samoa. His brother, Hitro, also played international rugby league. A Manukau Magpies junior in the Auckland Rugby League competition, Okesene played for Western Samoa in 1986, at the Pacific Cup. In 1992 he again played in the Pacific Cup, this time for American Samoa. In 1994 Okesene played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the new Lion Red Cup. He left the club at the end of the year, signing to play in France.
