Vincent Thill

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]

Vincent Thill
Thill in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-04) 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
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 8 (0)
International career‡
2015 Luxembourg U17 2 (2)
2017 Luxembourg U19 2 (1)
2016– Luxembourg 52 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 (UTC)

He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017".[2]

Club career

Thill 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

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 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

Vincent 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

Club
As of 30 July 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz 2016–17 Ligue 1 101000—20
2017–18 Ligue 1 101020—40
Total 202020—60
Pau (loan) 2018–19 Championnat National 281210——2912
Orléans 2 (loan) 2019–20 Championnat National 3 200000—20
Orléans (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 1911010—211
Nacional 2020–21 Primeira Liga 1702000—190
Vorskla Poltava 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 0000——00
Career total 68136030007713

    International
    As of 17 October 2023[13]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Luxembourg 201671
    201760
    201851
    2019111
    202070
    202120
    202270
    202370
    Total523
    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.
    List of international goals scored by Vincent Thill
    No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
    1 31 May 2016Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg2 Nigeria1–21–3Friendly
    2 15 October 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg18 San Marino3–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D
    3 2 June 2019Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg21 Madagascar1–03–3Friendly

    References
    1. Pécot, Matthieu. "weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
    2. "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
    3. "Vincent Thill agrees Metz deal despite Bayern Munich interest". ESPN. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
    4. "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.
    5. "Vincent Thill (Metz) file en prêt à Pau". L'Équipe (in German). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
    6. Transferts : Vincent Thill (Metz) à Orléans (officiel), lequipe.fr, 1 July 2019
    7. "VINCENT THILL ANSLUTER PÅ LÅN" (Press release) (in Swedish). Örebro. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
    8. "AIK Fotboll lånar Vincent Thill" [AIK Fotboll loans Vincent Thill]. AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    9. "VİNSENT TİLL "SABAH"DA!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
    10. "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
    11. "Vincent Thill, l'avenir lui appartient" (in French). Le Quotidien. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
    12. Vincent Thill at Soccerway
    13. Vincent Thill at National-Football-Teams.com
    14. "Vincent Thill - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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