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Striker Mohammad Qasim is a science teacher away from the pitch and did not take up football until he was 19. He rapidly rose from Step 6 to Step 4 and isn’t intent on stopping there and joined The Lions from Brighouse Town on 13th September 2022 going on to make his debut that evening against Marske United.
He started out kicking around with his cousins and joined local club Girlington in his home City of Bradford.
Mohammad is on an upward trajectory having taken in a spell with Athletico Under-23s and was top scorer in the Yorkshire Amateur League the season before he was asked to play for Campion’s first team in 2019.
Then came what he describes as the period that shaped him into the player he is today – one with pace, a good finish and a penchant for running at players.
He credits Guiseley’s assistant manager Danny Forrest with the improvement in his game – a continuation of which could see him playing at higher levels.
Describing Forrest’s influence on him Mohammad said: “I left Campion for Silsden when Danny was manager there. He showed me how to improve so many things, some just little things, but everything he told me I tried to implement. Everything he said I held on to it and I wouldn’t be the player I am today without him. As a striker himself he really helped me to improve my game. He shaped me into what I am.”
Mohammad joined Albion Sports, who found themselves in a relegation battle on a weekly basis. Undeterred Mohammad dug in and battled for the side seeing only the positives.
The player had a short sojourn at Yorkshire Amateur before the club started a number of changes. He quickly found himself moving on to Brighouse Town at the start of the season.
He was not put out of his stride when the boss Vill Powell asked him to play on the right wing before putting him up top.
Growing up in Bradford Mohammad took note that Guiseley AFC were one of the biggest non-league teams around and he is now delighted to be playing for them.
He said: “I have risen through the levels through my own performances on the pitch not by having an agent shouting the odds for me. I aim to continue to do my talking with my performances on the pitch.”
On 14th January 2023 it was confirmed that Mohammad had left the club to join Brighouse Town for an undisclosed fee, the striker made 16 appearances and scored three goals during his four month stay at Nethermoor Park.