Sébastien Thill

Sébastien Thill (born 29 December 1993) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays for Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol, on loan from Luxembourg National Division club Progrès Niederkorn, and the Luxembourg national team.[2]

Sébastien Thill
Personal information
Full name Sébastien Thill
Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993
Place of birth Niederkorn, Luxembourg
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
(on loan from Progrès Niederkorn)
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Pétange 46 (9)
2012– Progrès Niederkorn 190 (44)
2020 → Tambov (loan) 7 (0)
2021– → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 30 (10)
National team‡
2015– Luxembourg 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:10, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2022

Club career

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 FC Progrès Niederkorn.[3] 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.[2]

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]

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]

International career

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.[9][10]

Personal life

Thill is the older brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Olivier Thill and Vincent Thill.[11] He is also the son of former international footballer Serge Thill.

Career statistics
As of match played 29 March 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Luxembourg 201541
201630
201720
201800
201900
202010
2021101
202220
Total222
As of 11 November 2021
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thill goal.
List of international goals scored by Sébastien Thill
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 September 2015Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Macedonia1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
211 November 2021Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan2–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Sébastien Thill at Russian Premier League
  2. "UEFA Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. "Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. "Себастиен Тилль - в "Тамбове"!" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 5 September 2020.
  6. "Sebastien Thill to FC Sheriff Tiraspol". FC Progrès Niederkorn. 20 January 2021.
  7. "Sheriff Tiraspol's Sebastien Thill has relived goal that shocked Real Madrid 'over 100 times'". BBC. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  8. "Internazionale vs. Sheriff Tiraspol - Football Match Report - October 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. "Sébastien Thill secures Luxembourg win over Macedonia". wort.lu. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  10. "First-timer Thill floors luckless Macedonians". UEFA. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  11. Pécot, Matthieu. "weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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