Sidney Sam is a German footballer currently playing for Bayer Leverkusen.

Sam then moved to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2010 as he signed a five-year deal. He started off the season well and on 8 November 2010, he played against his former club 1. FC Kaiserslautern where he made a name for himself. Down 1–0, he started the comeback when he smashed a driven shot into the net. 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. On 17 February 2011, he scored a double in Bayer's UEFA Europa League match against Metallist Kharkiv, with both goals coming in added time.