Grégory Thil
Grégory Thil (born 15 March 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played at a professional level for Beauvais, Boulogne, Dijon, and Châteauroux, and is the all-time leading scorer for Boulogne.
 Thil with Châteauroux in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Creil, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1998 | US Balagny | ||
| 1998–2001 | US Mouy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Beauvais | 98 | (26) |
| 2005–2011 | Boulogne | 204 | (94) |
| 2011–2015 | Dijon | 47 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 37 | (6) |
| 2015–2018 | Boulogne | 95 | (25) |
| 2018–2019 | Jura Sud | 28 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Racing Besançon | 16 | (10) |
| Total | 525 | (178) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Creil, Thil began his career at Beauvais. In 2005, he moved to the French side Boulogne, then playing in Ligue 2, and was handed the number 10 shirt. He spent his career playing for Boulogne over the six years, making 165 appearances with 79 goals.
On 1 June 2011, Thil moved to the newly promoted Ligue 1 side Dijon. In July 2014, he was loaned to Châteauroux.[1]
In 2015, Thil returned to Boulogne. He scored well over 100 goals in his career with Boulogne, making him the club's all time leading goal scorer.[2]
On 13 June 2019, Thil joined Racing Besançon.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beauvais | 2001–02 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2003–04 | National | 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 8 | |
| 2004–05 | CFA | 25 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | |
| Total | 98 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 109 | 32 | ||
| Boulogne | 2005–06 | National | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10 |
| 2006–07 | National | 38 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 32 | |
| 2007–08 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 19 | |
| 2008–09 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 23 | |
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 19 | |
| Total | 204 | 94 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 225 | 107 | ||
| Dijon | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 7 | ||
| Châteauroux (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 8 |
| Boulogne | 2015–16 | National | 34 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 17 |
| 2016–17 | National | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | National | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Total | 95 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 28 | ||
| Jura Sud | 2018–19 | National 2 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 |
| Racing Besançon | 2019–20 | National 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| Career total | 525 | 178 | 30 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 575 | 204 | ||
References
- "Dijon : Thil prêté à Châteauroux" (in French). lequipe.fr. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- "Grégory Thil de retour à Boulogne-sur-Mer pour deux ans". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). 2 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- [Officiel Grégory Thil (Jura Sud) est la première recrue du Racing], racingbesancon.fr, 13 June 2019
- "Grégory Thil". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- "Grégory THIL - Football : la fiche de Grégory THIL (Boulogne)". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- "G. Thil". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
- Grégory Thil – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Grégory Thil at L'Équipe Football (in French)