Sébastien Thill

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.

Sébastien Thill

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Niederkorn, Luxembourg
Height	1.78 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	35	(4)
International career‡
2015–	Luxembourg	39	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024

Club career

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] Regularly featuring in the starting line-up across the 2023–24 season, he signed a two-year contract extension on 22 May 2024.^[12]

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.^[13][14]

Personal life

Thill is the older brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Olivier Thill and Vincent Thill.^[15] He is also the son of former international footballer Serge Thill.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 September 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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	4	0
Total		39	2

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
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

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Moldovan National Division: 2020–21, 2021–22^[17]
• Moldovan Cup: 2021–22^[17]

References

1. "Sébastien Thill" (in Polish). Stal Rzeszów. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
2. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. "UEFA Profile". UEFA. 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. "Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Sebastien Thill: "Geiler Verein"". kicker (in German). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
10. "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.
11. "Sébastien Thill nowym zawodnikiem Stali Rzeszów!" (in Polish). Stal Rzeszów. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
12. "Sebastien Thill zostaje w Stali Rzeszów!". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Stal Rzeszów. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
13. "Sébastien Thill secures Luxembourg win over Macedonia". wort.lu. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
14. "First-timer Thill floors luckless Macedonians". UEFA. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
15. Pécot, Matthieu. "weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
16. "Vincent Thill, l'avenir lui appartient" (in French). Le Quotidien. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
17. "Sébastien Thill". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 May 2024.

External links

• Sébastien Thill – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Sébastien Thill at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sébastien Thill at Soccerway