Sébastien Thill

Sébastien Thill (born 29 December 1993) is a Luxembourgish footballer who plays for Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol on loan from Progrès Niederkorn and the Luxembourg national football team.[2] He is the older brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Olivier Thill and Vincent Thill.[3]

Sébastien Thill
Personal information
Full name Sébastien Thill
Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
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) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Luxembourg 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

From 2009 to 2012, Thill played for CS Pétange of the Luxembourg National Division, scoring 9 goals in 46 league appearances. In 2013, he moved to fellow National Division side FC Progrès Niederkorn.[4] In 2015, Thill made his debut in European club competition as Niederkorn fell 0–3 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 F.C. for his current club, Progrès Niederkorn, in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. The goal sealed Progrès' first ever win in European Competition.[5]

On 5 September 2020, he joined Russian club FC Tambov on a season-long loan. His brother Olivier also played in the Russian league.[6]

On 20 January 2021, he joined Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol on a 1.5-year loan.[7]

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.[8][9]

International goals

Score lists Luxembourg's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 September 2015Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Macedonia
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Last updated 6 September 2015

International career statistics
As of match played 17 November 2020.
Luxembourg national team
YearAppsGoals
201541
201630
201720
201800
201900
202010
Total101

References
  1. Sébastien Thill at Russian Premier League
  2. "UEFA Profile". UEFA. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. Pécot, Matthieu. "weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. "Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  6. "Себастиен Тилль - в "Тамбове"!" (in Russian). FC Tambov. 5 September 2020.
  7. "Sebastien Thill to FC Sheriff Tiraspol". FC Progrès Niederkorn. 20 January 2021.
  8. "Sébastien Thill secures Luxembourg win over Macedonia". wort.lu. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. "First-timer Thill floors luckless Macedonians". UEFA. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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