Olivier Thill (born 17 December 1996) is a Luxembourgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Eyüpspor.
![]() Thill with Ufa in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eyüpspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Progrès Niederkorn | 67 | (16) |
2018–2020 | Ufa | 50 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Vorskla Poltava | 29 | (10) |
2022 | → Eyüpspor (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022– | Eyüpspor | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2018 | Luxembourg U21 | 7 | (0) |
2017– | Luxembourg | 40 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022 |
As a senior player, Thill started playing club football for FC Progrès Niederkorn from 2015[1][2] to 2018.
On 31 August 2018, he signed a four-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Ufa.[3] Three weeks before that, he scored a goal for his previous club Progrès against FC Ufa in the Europa League qualifier.[4] On 17 October 2020, his contract with Ufa was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
On 30 December 2020, Ukrainian Premier League side Vorskla Poltava announced that they had signed a 2-year deal with Thill.[6]
On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine are suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until that date.[7] On 30 March 2022, Thill signed with Turkish club Eyüpspor until 30 June 2022 using the new rule.[8]
Thill made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team in 2017.[1]
Olivier is the brother of Sébastien Thill and Vincent Thill. Sébastien plays for Hansa Rostock, while Vincent is on the books at Vorskla Poltava. The three are the sons of former international footballer Serge Thill.[9]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 October 2017 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 8 September 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
3 | 4 September 2021 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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