Hector Sam

Growing up with Marvin Andrews in San Juan, Sam attended Queen's Royal College in Trinidad for a short stint, before beginning his career at Port of Spain based San Juan Jabloteh. He moved to the United Kingdom to play for Welsh club Wrexham in the summer of 2000. There, he teamed up with fellow Trini internationals Carlos Edwards and later Dennis Lawrence. He made his Football League debut on 12 August 2000, playing a Second Division game at the Racecourse Ground against Bristol City, which finished in a 2–0 win for the visitors. Seven days later, he scored his first goal for the club during a visit to Gigg Lane; Sam scored the second goal in a 4–1 hammering of Bury. He 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. However, he failed to score in the rest of his 16 games that season. The young international made 33 appearances in 2001–02. He scored five league goals, one each away at Wigan, Peterborough United, Cardiff City, as well as a brace upon his return to Gigg Lane. His exploits were not enough to save the club from relegation to the Third Division. Wrexham went straight back up in 2002–03, Sam making 32 appearances and scoring another five goals. His goals came against Oxford United, Macclesfield Town, Swansea City, Hartlepool United and Carlisle United. He was transfer listed by manager Denis Smith in May 2003, despite penning a two-year deal…

Sam was named as a backup player for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in the 2006 World Cup. He might have made the final cut if he was not recovering from a broken leg. He made his debut for the "Soca Warriors" in 1999. He earned a total of twenty caps in a six-year stint, scoring two goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.

Club statistics

International statistics

San Juan Jabloteh

Trinidad and Tobago Cup: 1998, 2011 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup: 1999 Wrexham

Football League Third Division third-place promotion: 2002–03 Football League Trophy: 2004–05 FAW Premier Cup: 2001, 2003, 2004; runner-up: 2005 Walsall

Football League Two: 2006–07