Sébastien Thill

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sébastien Thill

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1993|12|29}}

| birth_place = Niederkorn, Luxembourg

| height = 1.78 m{{cite web |title=Sébastien Thill |url=https://stalrzeszow.pl/zawodnicy/sebastien-thill/ |publisher=Stal Rzeszów |access-date=30 May 2024 |language=pl}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Stal Rzeszów

| clubnumber = 31

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2009–2012

| clubs1 = Pétange

| caps1 = 46

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2012–2022

| clubs2 = Progrès Niederkorn

| caps2 = 191

| goals2 = 44

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = → Tambov (loan)

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021–2022

| clubs4 = → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)

| caps4 = 36

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2022–2023

| clubs5 = Hansa Rostock

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023

| clubs6 = Hansa Rostock II

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2023–

| clubs7 = Stal Rzeszów

| caps7 = 57

| goals7 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2015–

| nationalteam1 = Luxembourg

| nationalcaps1 = 40

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 20:50, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 6 June 2025

}}

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.

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.{{cite web|title=Soccerway profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/sebastien-thill/121324/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=6 September 2015}} 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.{{cite web|title=UEFA Profile|url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250083558/profile/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319045341/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250083558/profile/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2017|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=6 September 2015}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40475647|title=Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 Rangers|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=10 May 2018}}

On 5 September 2020, he joined Russian club Tambov on a season-long loan. His brother Olivier also played in the Russian league.{{cite web|publisher=FC Tambov|url=http://fc-tambov.ru/content/news/4405-Sebastien-Till--v-Tambove.html|title=Себастиен Тилль - в "Тамбове"!|date=5 September 2020|language=Russian}}

=Sheriff Tiraspol=

On 20 January 2021, he joined Moldovan league club Sheriff Tiraspol on a 1.5-year loan.{{cite web|publisher=FC Progrès Niederkorn|url=https://www.facebook.com/progresofficiel/posts/1853289088152480|title=Sebastien Thill to FC Sheriff Tiraspol|date=20 January 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58754550|title=Sheriff Tiraspol's Sebastien Thill has relived goal that shocked Real Madrid 'over 100 times'|website=BBC|date=1 October 2021|accessdate=13 October 2021}} Thill followed up this goal on the subsequent matchday with an equalising free-kick against reigning Italian champions Inter Milan.{{Cite web|title=Internazionale vs. Sheriff Tiraspol - Football Match Report - October 19, 2021 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/618753|access-date=19 October 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}

=Hansa Rostock=

In June 2022, 2. Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock announced the signing of Thill for the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Sebastien Thill: "Geiler Verein" |url=https://www.kicker.de/rostock-verpflichtet-thill-hansa-ist-ein-geiler-verein-906594/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=26 June 2022 |language=de |date=23 June 2022}} On 31 August 2023, Thill's contract with Hansa was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=Hansa Rostock|url=https://www.fc-hansa.de/news/vertragsaufloesung-s%C3%A9bastien-thill-verlaesst-den-f-c-hansa.html|title=VERTRAGSAUFLÖSUNG: SÉBASTIEN THILL VERLÄSST DEN F.C. HANSA|trans-title=TERMINATION OF CONTRACT: SÉBASTIEN THILL LEAVES FC HANSA|date=31 August 2023|access-date=31 August 2023|language=de}}

=Stal Rzeszów=

The following day, Thill joined Polish I liga side Stal Rzeszów on a one-year deal.{{cite web |title=Sébastien Thill nowym zawodnikiem Stali Rzeszów! |url=https://stalrzeszow.pl/sebastien-thill-nowym-zawodnikiem-stali-rzeszow/ |publisher=Stal Rzeszów |access-date=1 September 2023 |language=pl |date=1 September 2023}} Regularly featuring in the starting line-up across the 2023–24 season, he signed a two-year contract extension on 22 May 2024.{{cite web |title=Sebastien Thill zostaje w Stali Rzeszów! |url=https://stalrzeszow.pl/sebastien-thill-zostaje-w-stali-rzeszow/ |website=90minut.pl |publisher=Stal Rzeszów |access-date=22 May 2024 |language=pl |date=22 May 2024}}

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.{{cite web|title=Sébastien Thill secures Luxembourg win over Macedonia|url=http://www.wort.lu/en/sport/football-euro-2016-qualifiers-sebastien-thill-secures-luxembourg-win-over-macedonia-55ebef6a0c88b46a8ce5f7d9|publisher=wort.lu|accessdate=6 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=First-timer Thill floors luckless Macedonians|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d805c277efa-9bf748d5a3c5-1000--first-timer-thill-floors-luckless-macedonians/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=6 September 2015}}

Personal life

Thill is the older brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Olivier Thill and Vincent Thill.{{cite web|last1=Pécot|first1=Matthieu|title=weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/022c-0f8e2827469f-3057620b548c-1000--uefa-com-s-weekly-wonderkid-vincent-thill/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=16 June 2016}} He is also the son of former international footballer Serge Thill.{{cite web|url=http://www.lequotidien.lu/football/vincent-thill-lavenir-lui-appartient/|title=Vincent Thill, l’avenir lui appartient|date=28 December 2015|accessdate=15 September 2018|publisher=Le Quotidien|language=fr}}

Career statistics

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="9"\|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
2025	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	40	2

:Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thill goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Sébastien Thill
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	5 September 2015	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	{{fb\|Macedonia}}	align="center"\|1–0	align="center"\|1–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
align="center"\|2	11 November 2021	Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku, Azerbaijan	{{fb\|AZE}}	align="center"\|2–0	align="center"\|3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Sébastien Thill

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

5 September 2015

Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

align="center"|1–0

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

align="center"|2

11 November 2021

Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku, Azerbaijan

align="center"|2–0

align="center"|3–1

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

Moldovan National Division: 2020–21, 2021–22{{cite web |title=Sébastien Thill |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=44006 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=15 May 2024 |language=pl}}
Moldovan Cup: 2021–22