Kaid Mohamed

Swindon Town Mohamed went on trial at League Two side Wrexham in June 2007, scoring against Blackburn Rovers in a pre-season friendly before adding a brace in a 4–1 win over Dungannon Swifts during a pre-season tour of Republic of Ireland. Despite manager Brian Carey being keen to sign him, Wrexham lost out to League One club Swindon Town, who signed Mohamed to a one-year contract on 1 August after manager Paul Sturrock was impressed by his performance in a trial game. He made his "Robins" debut 10 days later as a substitute in place of Christian Roberts during a 1–1 draw with Northampton Town at Sixfields. He made his first start at the County Ground in the Football League Trophy on 9 October, in a 3–1 defeat to Cheltenham Town. Two months later he made a series of appearances on the right-side of a five-man midfield, as caretaker-managers David Byrne and Ady Williams experimented with the first-team.

On 26 January 2008, he joined Paul Buckle's Conference Premier side Torquay United on loan, making ten appearances, scoring his only goals at Plainmoor with a brace against Ebbsfleet United, before returning to Swindon in March. He was released by Swindon manager Maurice Malpas at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Forest Green Rovers After his release from Swindon, he signed for Conference Premier side Forest Green Rovers. Initially a regular in the first-team, making 21 league appearances during the first half of the season, manager Jim Harvey told Mohamed to look for a new club in January 2009. He joined Dean Holdsworth's Conference South side Newport County on a one-month loan deal at Newport Stadium. After returning to The New Lawn, he scored a crucial goal in the 85th minute of a 1–0 win over Ebbsfleet United in the semi-final of the Conference League Cup to advance the club to the final. Rovers lost the final on penalties to AFC Telford United. Mohamed was released at the end of the 2008–09 season when he was not offered a new contract.

Bath City In August 2009, Mohamed signed for Bath City on a non-contract basis, making his debut as an 80th-minute substitute replacing Darren Edwards in a 1–0 win over Maidenhead United at Twerton Park. He scored three goals in the Conference South play-offs, including the only goal of the game in the play-off final win over Woking which promoted Bath to the Conference Premier.

He scored 13 goals in 34 league games in the 2010–11 season, scoring in five consecutive games. In March 2011, he refused to sit on the bench for Bath's game with Grimsby Town; manager Adie Britton later made a statement that read: "When I named the side he was not in it. He was upset and said he wanted no part in the game, he has made it clear that he wants to go back to full-time football".

AFC Wimbledon On 25 March 2011, less than a week after the incident at Bath, Terry Brown, manager at Conference Premier rivals AFC Wimbledon, signed Mohamed for a 'nominal' fee on a short-term contract. He made his debut just a day later at Kingsmeadow in Wimbledon's 1–0 win over Rushden & Diamonds, and was named as the man of the match. He scored his first goal for the "Dons" when he scored the second goal in a 2–1 win over Cambridge United at the Abbey Stadium. He followed this up with a goal in the first leg of the Conference play-off semi-final before he went on to score a hat-trick in the second leg, resulting in an 8–1 aggregate win over Fleetwood Town. He was on the winning side in the play-off final at the City of Manchester Stadium, despite missing his penalty in the shoot-out against Luton Town.

Cheltenham Town Mohamed signed a two-year contract with League Two club Cheltenham Town in June 2011. He scored his first goal for the "Robins" at Whaddon Road in a 3–1 victory over Crawley Town, ending Crawley's unbeaten run of 34 league matches. He ended the 2011–12 season as the club's joint top-scorer (with Darryl Duffy) in the league, netting 11 times as they qualified for the play-offs in sixth position. He played 45 of 46 league games, missing the trip to Plymouth Argyle as several players were rested for the play-off semi-finals. He also played in the FA Cup third round defeat to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Mohamed was on the losing side in the play-off final as Cheltenham lost 2–0 to Crewe Alexandra at Wembley Stadium.

Cheltenham pushed for promotion again in 2012–13, but this time lost out to Northampton Town in the play-off semi-finals. Mohammed scored seven goals in 47 appearances, including the winning extra time goal at Hereford United that took Cheltenham to a financially lucrative third round FA Cup tie with Premier League Everton. He provided the assist for Russell Penn's goal against Everton, though Cheltenham still lost the game 5–1. As his contract reached its expiry date, Mohammed made it clear to manager Mark Yates that he would be leaving the club; Yates said that "I just respect his honesty... at least he had the guts to tell me to my face and we shook hands".

Port Vale

Mohamed signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League One side Port Vale in June 2013. Both the player and his agent, Phil Sproson, stated that the attacking play manager Micky Adams had installed on the wide Vale Park pitch made the club a good fit for Mohamed.

In November 2013, Mohamed re-joined AFC Wimbledon, now in League Two, on loan until 4 January 2014. He played five games for the "Dons". On 23 January, Mohamed joined Bristol Rovers, also of League Two, on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. Three days later he marked his debut for the "Pirates" with the opening goal of a 3–1 victory over Severnside derby rivals Newport County, earning himself a place on the Football League team of the week. He played a total of 21 games for the "Gas", who were relegated out of the English Football League on the final day of the season with a 1–0 defeat to Mansfield Town at the Memorial Stadium.

In June 2014, he agreed to join League Two side Northampton Town on loan for the whole of the 2014–15 season. Alan Knill, assistant manager for the "Cobblers", said that "We see Kaid coming off the left wing. When he played here for Bristol Rovers, he made some great movement inside and between strikers, and when we knew he would be available, we said, 'Let's try and get him'." He marked his debut with the only goal of the game against Mansfield Town on the opening day of the season at Sixfields on 9 August. He scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Hartlepool United on 16 September, earning himself a place on the Football League team of the week. He broke a metatarsal in January and underwent surgery on the injury, keeping him out of action for three months. He was released by new Port Vale manager Rob Page in May 2015.

Later career Mohamed returned to the Welsh Premier League with Port Talbot Town in August 2015.

He joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on non-contract terms in October 2015. Later in the month he returned to former club Bath City, despite having left under acrimonious circumstances four years previously, and scored on his returning debut for the club. He moved on to Eastleigh in January 2016. He scored his first goal for the "Spitfires" on 19 January, in a 3–2 FA Cup third round defeat to Championship Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium. He was loaned out to National League North side Tamworth on 4 March.

Mohamed signed with Southern League Premier Division club Kettering Town in August 2016, with the manager Marcus Law stating that "I have gone out of my way to try to make this happen". He went 12 games without a goal for the "Poppies" before he joined National League South club Weston-super-Mare in October 2016. He picked up a muscle strain soon after signing and upon his recovery failed to dislodge regular first-team players Dayle Grubb, Brad Ash and Gethyn Hill and so agreed to leave the club by mutual consent in January 2017. He returned to the National League South in August 2017, signing with Wealdstone. Two months later he rejoined former club Bath City. He signed a three-month contract with Chippenham Town in February 2018. He made nine appearances in the latter half of the 2017–18 season as the "Bluebirds" finished in 13th-place in the National League South. On 6 December 2018, he signed with Welsh Football League Division One club Haverfordwest County, also known as the "Bluebirds". He scored one goal in six matches for County during the 2018–19 season, before joining Goytre on 16 March. On 24 August 2019, he signed for Cymru South club Afan Lido. The club finished tenth in the 2019–20 season.

In July 2022, Mohamed returned to Carmarthen Town for the 2022–23 Cymru South season after serving one year in prison for cocaine dealing.

Style of play Mark Yates, speaking after signing Mohamed for Cheltenham Town in June 2011, stated that he possessed "physical strength, pace and power". He could play as a winger on either side of the pitch, and could also play as a forward.

Personal life His grandfather was from Yemen.

Legal troubles On 21 February 2021, Mohamed and his half-brother were caught with £11,000 worth of cocaine at the house of his recently deceased mother in Cardiff; he was sentenced to 28 months in prison in July 2021. In October 2023, he was sentenced to eleven years and six months in prison for conspiracy to supply class A cocaine.

Career statistics

Honours Carmarthen Town Welsh Cup: 2006–07

Bath City Conference South play-offs: 2009–10

AFC Wimbledon Conference Premier play-offs: 2010–11