Sidney Sam
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Sam training with Schalke 04 in 2015. | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Sidney Sam | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany | ||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| TuS Mettenhof | |||||||||
| Kilia Kiel | |||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Holstein Kiel | ||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Hamburger SV | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2006–2008 | Hamburger SV II | 47 | (8) | ||||||
| 2007–2010 | Hamburger SV | 4 | (0) | ||||||
| 2008–2010 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 59 | (14) | ||||||
| 2010–2014 | Bayer Leverkusen | 92 | (24) | ||||||
| 2014– | Schalke 04 | 10 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015 | Schalke 04 II | 3 | (0) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2007 | Germany U19 | 9 | (2) | ||||||
| 2007–2008 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||
| 2009–2010 | Germany U21 | 7 | (1) | ||||||
| 2013– | Germany | 5 | (0) | ||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:01, 29 November 2015 (UTC). | |||||||||
Sidney Sam (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪd.nɛː ˈzam]; born 31 January 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Schalke 04. Sam is known for his explosive speed and dribbling style.[1]
Club career
Early career
The forward who can also play as a winger started playing football at TuS Mettenhof.[1] After that, Sam played at Kilia Kiel.[1] In the summer of 2002, Sam signed for the city rivals of Kilia Kiel, Holstein Kiel.[1]
At the beginning of the 2004–05 season, Sam moved on to the Hamburger SV youth system, and in 2006, Sam was promoted to the second team.[1] In the 2007–08 season, Sam became part of the professional pool of Hamburg.[1]
On 20 December 2007, Sam made his debut in the Bundesliga against VfB Stuttgart when he came on as a substitute for David Jarolím.[1] Sam joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the 2008–09 season and was loaned for another season on 1 July 2009.[2]
Bayer Leverkusen
Sam then moved to Bayer Leverkusen in 2010 as he signed a five-year contract.[1] Sam started off the season well and on 8 November 2010, he played against his former club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1] Down 1–0, he started the comeback when he smashed a driven shot into the net.[1] Patrick Helmes then completed the comeback as he made it 2–1. The day belonged to Sam as he smashed home a first time volley almost 25 meters out and stunned the entire stadium and made a name for himself that day and the goal was crowned Goal of the Month (Germany).[1] On 17 February 2011, Sam scored a double in Bayer's UEFA Europa League match against Metalist Kharkiv, with both last-minute goals coming in added time.[1]
Schalke 04
On 8 January 2014, Sam signed a 4-year contract with Schalke 04 running until 30 June 2018.[3] Sam joined S04 for a transfer fee of €2,500,000 in June 2014,[3] upon completion of the 2013–14 Bundesliga season.[3] On 11 May 2015, he was suspended indefinitely from the club in the aftermath of a loss to 1. FC Köln.[4]
International career
Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Sam would have been eligible to play for the Nigeria national team,[5] but decided early on to represent his country of birth.[6] Sam was a German youth national player, starring in Germany's under-19 and under-20 teams. On 29 May 2013, Sam made his senior international debut for Germany in a friendly game against Ecuador in Boca Raton, Florida.[3] On 8 May 2014, Sam was named to the 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by German national team manager, Joachim Löw.
Playing style
Sam has been likened by observers in German football to the Dutch winger Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich,[1] due to Sam's explosive speed and dribbling style and possibly due to Sam's frequent deployment on the right-wing and as an outside forward,[1] cutting inside on his favoured left-foot to unleash his fierce shots,[1] which leads to Sam scoring spectacular long-range goals.[1] Sam is likened to a young Ryan Giggs,[1] due to Sam's ability to dribble with the ball at top speed.[1] Sam's comparison to Ryan Giggs and Arjen Robben is seen in the influence of the way Sidney Sam shoots and gets into goal-scoring situations coming in from both flanks on the football pitch.[1] Sam utilizes his explosive speed by running-in-behind defenders on the football pitch and Sam is often as well deployed as an outside forward and striker.[1]
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of 9 March 2015[7]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Hamburg | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 35 | 11 | ||
| 2010–11 | Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 12 |
| 2011–12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 13 | ||
| 2014–15 | Schalke 04 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 165 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 203 | 51 | ||
International statistics
| National team | Year | App. | Goals | Ref. |
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| Germany | 2013 | 5 | 0 | [8] |
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||
| Last updated: 19 November 2013 | ||||
Personal life
Sidney Sam is married to German Joyce Sam.[9][10][11] They have one son together named Adrian-Romeo, who was born in 2012.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "The Boy Has Got Skills' – Bayer Leverkusen's Sidney Sam". footballfancast.com. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sam bleibt in der Pfalz" (in German). kicker.de. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "S04 verpflichtet Nationalspieler Sidney Sam". Schalke 04 (in German). 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam suspended by Schalke". BBC Sport. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "Sidney Sam closes the door: 'I never thought about playing for Nigeria'". Goal.com. 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Sidney Sam closes the door: 'I never thought about playing for Nigeria'". Goal.com. 27 May 2013.
- ↑ Sidney Sam profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Sidney Sam". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ Nina Gressmann (16 July 2014). "1. Interview Als Schalke-Star: Sam "Mein Ziel sind 15 Tore!"" [First interview as Schalke star: Sam "My goal is 15 goals!"]. bild.de (in German). Bild. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Christof Koepsel (12 August 2014). "Schalke 04 - Volkswagen Car Handover". gettyimages.co.uk. Getty Images. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Christof Koepsel (8 May 2014). "Sidney Sam Girlfriend Joyce Photos". fifawallpapers.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
External links
- Sidney Sam profile at Fussballdaten