Vincent Thill (born 4 February 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Sabah in the Azerbaijan Premier League and Luxembourg national team. He is the younger brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Sébastien Thill and Olivier Thill.[1]
 Thill in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sabah | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Fola Esch | ||
| 2012 | Progrès Niederkorn | ||
| 2012–2016 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Metz II | 27 | (1) |
| 2016–2020 | Metz | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Pau (loan) | 28 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | → Orléans (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Orléans II (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Nacional | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Vorskla Poltava | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Örebro (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → AIK (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sabah | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Luxembourg U17 | 2 | (2) |
| 2017 | Luxembourg U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2016– | Luxembourg | 53 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017".[2]
Club career
editThill started his career with Luxembourgish side Fola Esch before transferring to Progrès Niederkorn, where he spent six months.
He joined Metz in 2012, and signed his first professional contract on 26 May 2016, despite interest from Bayern Munich.[3] On 21 September 2016, Thill made his debut for Metz in a 0–3 defeat against Bordeaux, coming on in the 82nd minute. In doing so, Thill became the first player born in the 2000s to appear in Ligue 1 and in any of Europe's top five leagues.[4]
In August 2018, Thill joined Pau on loan for the 2018–19 season.[5] In the following season, he was loaned out to US Orléans.[6]
On 1 April 2022, Thill joined Örebro in Sweden on a three-months loan.[7]
On 5 August 2022, Thill joined Allsvenskan club AIK on a one-year loan.[8]
On 8 July 2023, Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah announced the signing of Thill on a two-year contract.[9]
International career
editThill 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.[10] Upon scoring a 90th-minute goal against Nigeria 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
editVincent is the brother of Sébastien Thill, who plays for Stal Rzeszów, and of Olivier Thill, who plays for Şanlıurfaspor. He is also the son of former international footballer Serge Thill.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 30 July 2021[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Pau (loan) | 2018–19 | Championnat National | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||
| Orléans 2 (loan) | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Orléans (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Nacional | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Vorskla Poltava | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 13 | ||
International
edit- As of 19 November 2023[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2016 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 3 | |
- As of match played 11 June 2022[14]
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thill goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 May 2016 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 15 October 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 18 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D | |
| 3 | 2 June 2019 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 21 | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ Pécot, Matthieu. "weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Vincent Thill agrees Metz deal despite Bayern Munich interest". ESPN. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "FC Metz : Vincent Thill est le premier joueur né après 2000 à débuter en Ligue 1... et même ailleurs". BFM TV (in French). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Vincent Thill (Metz) file en prêt à Pau". L'Équipe (in German). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Transferts : Vincent Thill (Metz) à Orléans (officiel), lequipe.fr, 1 July 2019
- ^ "VINCENT THILL ANSLUTER PÅ LÅN" (Press release) (in Swedish). Örebro. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "AIK Fotboll lånar Vincent Thill" [AIK Fotboll loans Vincent Thill]. AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "VİNSENT TİLL "SABAH"DA!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Vincent Thill, l'avenir lui appartient" (in French). Le Quotidien. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Vincent Thill at Soccerway
- ^ Vincent Thill at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Vincent Thill - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.