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

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who plays as a

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for Polish club Stal Rzeszów and the Luxembourg national team.

Club career

Luxembourg

From 2009 to 2012, Thill played for

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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, 2. Bundesliga club

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announced the signing of Thill for the 2022–23 season. On 31 August 2023, Thill's contract with Hansa was terminated by mutual consent.

Stal Rzeszów

The following day, Thill joined Polish

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side Stal Rzeszów on a one-year deal. Regularly featuring in the starting line-up across the 2023–24 season, he signed a two-year contract extension on 22 May 2024.

International career

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

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match against

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. 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 and Vincent Thill. He is also the son of former international footballer Serge Thill.

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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: 2020–21, 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22

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