Mohammed Saeid

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Mohammed Saeid
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Saeid with the Colorado Rapids in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Khalid Saeid
Date of birth (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2002 BK Forward
2002–2009 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 BK Forward 56 (8)
2012–2014 Örebro SK 68 (7)
2015–2016 Columbus Crew 50 (0)
2017 Minnesota United 3 (0)
2017 Colorado Rapids 29 (1)
2018 Lyngby BK 6 (0)
2018–2021 IK Sirius 76 (13)
2021–2023 Trelleborg 66 (5)
2024 Örebro SK 21 (2)
International career‡
2019 Eritrea 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019

Mohammed Khalid Saeid (born 24 December 1990) is a former professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Sweden, he has represented the Eritrea national team. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Career

Saeid was spotted at age eleven by Fulham while playing in a tournament with his team BK Forward. The English club brought him over to play with their youth team but ended up not signing him. Instead scouts from West Bromwich Albion who had watched him play for Fulham offered him a youth contract. [10]

In 2009, he returned to his old Swedish third tier club BK Forward. Saeid played three season there and had a very successful 2011 where he scored eight goals from midfield. This caused Allsvenskan clubs like AIK, Malmö FF and Mjällby AIF to show interest in signing him. [11] In the end he chose to stay in Örebro and signed with Örebro SK at the start of 2012. [12] Saeid joined the Columbus Crew upon the expiration of his contract in December. [13]

On 14 March 2015, Saeid made his debut and first career start for Columbus Crew in place of center midfielder Tony Tchani who was serving a one-game suspension. Saied played 76 minutes in the Crew's 2-0 victory over Toronto FC. [14]

On 31 March 2017 Minnesota United FC traded Saeid, Joshua Gatt, and an international roster spot to Colorado Rapids for Marc Burch and Sam Cronin. [15]

On 29 December 2017, it was announced that Saeid would join Danish Superliga side Lyngby BK ahead of their 2018 season. [16] [17]

On 3 August 2018, Saeid transferred to IK Sirius in Allsvenskan, signing a deal running until 2021. [18]

On 11 August 2021, Saeid signed with Trelleborg until the end of 2023. [19]

On 18 January 2024, Saeid returned to Örebro SK on a one-year contract with an optional year. [20]

On 8 November 2024, Saeid announced that he will end his career after this season. [21]

International career

Saeid joined the Eritrea national team in September 2019 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [22] He made his debut on 10 September 2019 in a game against Namibia. He started the game and played the first 81 minutes of the game as Eritrea was eliminated from the competition. [23]

Personal life

Saeid was born in Sweden, the child of refugees from Eritrea. [24]

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  2. ↑ "Where are they now: Mo Saeid".
  3. ↑ "Mo Saeid: Son of a refugee, heck of a soccer teammate". startribune.com (Archived).
  4. ↑ "Saeid's perseverance to fulfill a dream". rednationonline.ca.
  5. ↑ "Mohammed Saeid finds a home with Colorado Rapids". denverpost.com (Archived).
  6. ↑ "Mohammed Saeid On Being Muslim in Trump's America". vice.com.
  7. ↑ "Broken bones in back didn't stop Mohammed Saeid". dispatch.com.
  8. ↑ "Smallish Saeid steps in, plays big role". dispatch.com.
  9. ↑ "INTERVIEW – MOHAMMED SAEID WITH COLORADO RAPIDS". ozandking.com.
  10. ↑ "Mohammed ska leda ÖSK tillbaka till Allsvenskan!". Örebro Stad. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Saied jagas av MFF och AIK". NA. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Mohammed Saeid klar för ÖSK Fotboll". Örebro SK. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "MLS: Crew signs Swedish midfielder". TheColumbus Dispatch. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Saeid impresses in first appearance for Crew SC: "For a little guy, he has a big heart"". MLS. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "MNUFC Adds Veteran Talent". MLS. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  16. ↑ Stejskal, Sam (29 December 2017). "Former Colorado, Columbus midfielder Mohammed Saeid signs with Danish club". MLS. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Mohammed Saeid leaves MLS to sign with Danish club". ESPN FC. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Mohammed Saeid klar för Sirius". IK Sirius. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Välkommen Mohammed Saeid!" (Press release) (in Swedish). Trelleborg. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "VÄLKOMMEN TILLBAKA, MOHAMMED SAEID!" [WELCOME BACK, MOHAMMED SAEID!] (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  21. ↑ {[cite web|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2024/2024-11-08-mohammed-saeid-avslutar-spelarkarriaren.html%7Ctitle=Mohammed Saeid avslutar spelarkarriären|trans-title=Mohammed Saeid ends his playing career|publisher=Örebro SK|language=sv|date=8 November 2024}}
  22. ↑ Mohammed Saeid at Soccerway
  23. ↑ "Namibia v Eritrea game report". FIFA. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019.
  24. ↑ "Son of African refugees, Swedish-born Mohammed Saeid finds a home with Colorado Rapids". 29 April 2017.


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