Sébastien Thill (born 29 December 1993) is a Luxembourgish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Luxembourg national team.

Club career

Luxembourg

From 2009 to 2012, Thill played for

Pétange Pétange (; lb, Péiteng, ; german: Petingen) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the Esch-sur-Alzette (canton), canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. Pétange lies on the borders with both Belgium and F ...

of the

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, scoring nine goals in 46 league appearances. In 2013, he moved to fellow National Division side Progrès Niederkorn. In 2015, Thill made his debut in European club competition as Niederkorn fell 3–0 on aggregate to

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in a two-leg series during the first qualifying round of the

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. On 4 July 2017, Thill scored the winning goal in an unexpected 2–1 aggregate win against Scottish side

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for his current club, Progrès Niederkorn, in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. The goal sealed Progrès' first ever win in European Competition. On 5 September 2020, he joined Russian club

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on a season-long loan. His brother Olivier also played in the Russian league.

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 20 January 2021, he joined Moldovan league club

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on a 1.5-year loan. While on loan at the Transnistrian club, he earned headlines with a long range goal against Spanish giants

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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. Thill followed up this goal on the subsequent matchday with an equalising free-kick against reigning Italian

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Hansa Rostock

In June 2022,

club

announced the signing of Thill for the 2022–23 season.

International career

Thill made his senior international debut for Luxembourg on 5 September 2015 in a

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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.

Personal life

Thill is the older brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals

Olivier Thill Olivier Thill (born 17 December 1996) is a Luxembourgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Eyüpspor. Club career As a senior player, Thill started playing club football for FC Progrès Niederkorn from 2015 to 20 ...

and

Vincent Thill Vincent Thill (born 4 February 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Sabah FC (Azerbaijan), Sabah in the Azerbaijan Premier League and Luxembourg national football team, Luxembou ...

. He is also the son of former international footballer

Serge Thill Serge Thill (born 29 January 1969) is a Luxembourgish former footballer who played for the Luxembourg national team. Club career Thill began his senior career in his native Luxembourg in 1991, playing for Union Luxembourg. In 1993, Thill sign ...

Career statistics

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

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol *

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, 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thill, Sebastien 1993 births Sportspeople from Luxembourg City Living people Luxembourgian footballers Luxembourg men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Progrès Niederkorn players FC Tambov players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players FC Hansa Rostock players Luxembourg National Division players Russian Premier League players Moldovan Super Liga players 2. Bundesliga players Luxembourgian expatriate footballers Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate footballers in Moldova Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany