Sam Pam started his youth career at
Plateau United, later moving to
Leventis United where he promptly became a starter and reached the
1985 African Cup Winners' Cup final at the age of 17. He later moved to
BCC Lions and reached the
1991 African Cup Winners' Cup final, again finishing as a runner-up. During the
1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Pam was spotted by the
Orlando Pirates after his club was knocked out of the competition by the South African side. However, they refused to sell him and he joined
Shooting Stars in 1996. At his new club, he was runner-up at the
1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs, defeating Orlando Pirates at the quarterfinals. In February 1997, he joined the Buccaneers. During his spell at Orlando Pirates, Pam became the club captain, In June 1999, he left for
Ajax Cape Town in a deal that sent goalkeeper
Wayne Roberts to Orlando Pirates and was the club's first captain ever. One season later, after new coach
Henk Bodewes told him that he was not on the future plans, he joined
Ria Stars where he stayed until 2002, when the club was dissolved. Pam then joined
Pietersburg Pillars. After two seasons close to achieving promotion to the
Premier Soccer League, he decided to retire. ==International career==