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Sébastien Thill
Luxembourgian footballer
Sébastien Thill (born 29 December 1993) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Stal Rzeszów and the Luxembourg national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Niederkorn, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stal Rzeszów | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Pétange | 46 | (9) |
| 2012–2022 | Progrès Niederkorn | 191 | (44) |
| 2020 | → Tambov (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 36 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Hansa Rostock | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | Hansa Rostock II | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Stal Rzeszów | 22 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Luxembourg | 36 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Luxembourg
From 2009 to 2012, Thill played for Pétange of the Luxembourg National Division, scoring nine goals in 46 league appearances.
In 2013, he moved to fellow National Division side Progrès Niederkorn.[2] In 2015, Thill made his debut in European club competition as Niederkorn fell 3–0 on aggregate to Shamrock Rovers in a two-leg series during the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.[3]
On 4 July 2017, Thill scored the winning goal in an unexpected 2–1 aggregate win against Scottish side Rangers for his current club, Progrès Niederkorn, in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. The goal sealed Progrès' first ever win in European Competition.[4]
On 5 September 2020, he joined Russian club Tambov on a season-long loan. His brother Olivier also played in the Russian league.[5]
Sheriff Tiraspol
On 20 January 2021, he joined Moldovan league club Sheriff Tiraspol on a 1.5-year loan.[6] While on loan at the Transnistrian club, he earned headlines with a long range goal against Spanish giants Real Madrid to secure a 2–1 victory in the UEFA Champions League group stage. With his goal against Real Madrid on 28 September 2021, he became the first Luxembourgish player to score a goal in the tournament's history.[7] Thill followed up this goal on the subsequent matchday with an equalising free-kick against reigning Italian champions Inter Milan.[8]
Hansa Rostock
In June 2022, 2. Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock announced the signing of Thill for the 2022–23 season.[9] On 31 August 2023, Thill's contract with Hansa was terminated by mutual consent.[10]
Stal Rzeszów
The following day, Thill joined Polish I liga side Stal Rzeszów on a one-year deal.[11]
Thill made his senior international debut for Luxembourg on 5 September 2015 in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Macedonia. In the match, Thill scored in second-half stoppage time for his first international goal as Luxembourg earned a 1–0 victory, lifting them from the bottom position in Group C.[12][13]
Thill is the older brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Olivier Thill and Vincent Thill.[14] He is also the son of former international footballer Serge Thill.[15]
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2015 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | |
- As of 11 November 2021
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thill goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Macedonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 2 | 11 November 2021 | Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Sheriff Tiraspol
- "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "UEFA Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "Себастиен Тилль - в "Тамбове"!" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 5 September 2020.
- "Sebastien Thill to FC Sheriff Tiraspol". FC Progrès Niederkorn. 20 January 2021.
- "Sheriff Tiraspol's Sebastien Thill has relived goal that shocked Real Madrid 'over 100 times'". BBC. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Internazionale vs. Sheriff Tiraspol - Football Match Report - October 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- "Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Sebastien Thill: "Geiler Verein"". kicker (in German). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- "VERTRAGSAUFLÖSUNG: SÉBASTIEN THILL VERLÄSST DEN F.C. HANSA" [TERMINATION OF CONTRACT: SÉBASTIEN THILL LEAVES FC HANSA] (in German). Hansa Rostock. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- "Sébastien Thill nowym zawodnikiem Stali Rzeszów!" (in Polish). Stal Rzeszów. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Sébastien Thill secures Luxembourg win over Macedonia". wort.lu. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- "First-timer Thill floors luckless Macedonians". UEFA. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- Pécot, Matthieu. "weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- "Vincent Thill, l'avenir lui appartient" (in French). Le Quotidien. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- Sébastien Thill – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Sébastien Thill at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sébastien Thill at Soccerway