David Nakhid (born 15 May 1964) is a Trinidad and Tobago politician and former professional footballer who serves as a Senator for the United National Congress.
After playing college soccer at American University, Nakhid played as a professional in Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Sweden,[1] and the United Arab Emirates for KSV Waregem, Grasshopper, PAOK, Al-Ansar, Joe Public, New England Revolution, Emirates Club, Al-Mabarrah, and Caledonia AIA.
[2] Nakhid also played for the Trinidad and Tobago national team between 1992 and 2005,[2] scoring 8 goals in 35 games, including playing in six FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
[3] On 26 March 1995, while playing in Lebanon for Ansar, Nakhid played a friendly against the Egypt national team as part of a "select" team of Nejmeh and Ansar players.
[8] On 16 October 2015, he announced that he had the five nominations from football associations to become a FIFA President candidate.