Sébastien Thill (born 29 December 1993) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock and the Luxembourg national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Niederkorn, Luxembourg | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hansa Rostock | ||
Number | 29 | ||
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– | Hansa Rostock | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Luxembourg | 28 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 9 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
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.[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]
In June 2022, 2. Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock announced the signing of Thill for the 2022–23 season.[9]
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.[10][11]
Thill is the older brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Olivier Thill and Vincent Thill.[12] He is also the son of former international footballer Serge Thill.[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Luxembourg | 2015 | 4 | 1 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 10 | 1 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 September 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
2 | 11 November 2021 | Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku, Azerbaijan | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Hansa Rostock – current squad | |
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