Vincent Thill (born 4 February 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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in the Azerbaijan Premier League and Luxembourg national team. He is the younger brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals

Sébastien Thill 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. Club career Luxembourg From 2009 to 2012, Thill played for Pé ...

and

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 ...

. He was included in

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's "Next Generation 2017".

Club career

Thill started his career with Luxembourgish side Fola Esch before transferring to Progrès Niederkorn, where he spent six months. He joined

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in 2012, and signed his first professional contract on 26 May 2016, despite interest from

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. On 21 September 2016, Thill made his debut for Metz in a 0–3 defeat against

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, coming on in the 82nd minute. In doing so, Thill became the first player born in the 2000s to appear in

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and in any of Europe's top five leagues. In August 2018, Thill joined Pau on loan for the 2018–19 season. In the following season, he was loaned out to

US Orléans Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being relega ...

. On 1 April 2022, Thill joined

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in Sweden on a three-months loan. On 5 August 2022, Thill joined

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club

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on a one-year loan. On 8 July 2023,

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club

announced the signing of Thill on a two-year contract.

International career

Thill became the youngest player to represent the Luxembourg national team when he made his debut on 25 March 2016, in a 3–0 defeat against

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. Upon scoring a 90th-minute goal against

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in a 3–1 defeat on 31 May 2016, he became his nation's youngest ever goalscorer and the first player born in the new millennium to score an international goal.

Personal life

Vincent is the brother of

, who plays for Stal Rzeszów, and of

, who plays for

Şanlıurfaspor Şanlıurfa S.K. is a Turkish sports club located in Şanlıurfa. The football team currently plays in the TFF Second League TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It wa ...

. 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

Club

International

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

References

External links

Metz profile
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