Sidney Sam

Sidney Sam is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger and was known for explosive speed and a dribbling style. Born on 31 January 1988, he came through the youth ranks of Holstein Kiel and Hamburger SV, made his Bundesliga debut for Hamburg in December 2007 and spent loan seasons at 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He moved to Bayer Leverkusen in 2010, where a long-range volley against Kaiserslautern was voted Goal of the Month, and joined Schalke 04 in 2014. Later spells took him to Darmstadt 98, VfL Bochum, SCR Altach and Antalyaspor. He won five senior caps for Germany in 2013 and was named in the provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but was cut before the tournament. He retired in September 2021 after more than 220 matches in the first and second tiers of German football.