Hector McLeod Sam was born on 25 February 1978 and is a Trinidadian former international football striker.
18 Facts About Hector Sam
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Hector Sam spent eight years as a professional player in the English Football League, most significantly playing a total of 176 games for Welsh club Wrexham between 2000 and 2005, helping them to league and cup success.
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Hector Sam scored two goals in twenty appearances in a six-year international career, helping his country qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Hector Sam moved to the United Kingdom to play for Welsh club Wrexham in the summer of 2000.
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Hector Sam then went on to strike five times in his next five games, putting one past Wigan Athletic, Rotherham United and Colchester United, as well as a brace past Oldham Athletic.
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Hector Sam scored five league goals, one each away at Wigan, Peterborough United, Cardiff City, as well as a brace upon his return to Gigg Lane.
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Hector Sam's exploits were not enough to save the club from relegation to the Third Division.
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Hector Sam's goals came against Oxford United, Macclesfield Town, Swansea City, Hartlepool United and Carlisle United.
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Hector Sam was transfer listed by manager Denis Smith in May 2003, despite penning a two-year deal two months previous.
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Hector Sam scored a club record fourteen goals from the bench.
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Hector Sam was an unused substitute in the club's 2005 Football League Trophy success.
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Hector Sam was signed by Notts County in May 2007.
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Hector Sam left the club by mutual agreement in March 2008.
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Hector Sam later played for Police FC and Saddle Hill Hotspur.
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Hector Sam was named as a backup player for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in the 2006 World Cup.
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Hector Sam might have made the final cut if he was not recovering from a broken leg.
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Hector Sam made his debut for the "Soca Warriors" in 1999.
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Hector Sam earned a total of twenty caps in a six-year stint, scoring two goals.