Vincent Thill

Vincent Thill (born 4 February 2000) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for US Orléans, on loan from Metz, and the Luxembourg national team. He is the younger brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Sébastien Thill and Olivier Thill.[1]

Vincent Thill
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)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Orléans (on loan from Metz)
Number 15
Youth career
CS Fola Esch
2012 Niederkorn
2012–2016 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Metz II 27 (1)
2016– Metz 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Pau (loan) 28 (12)
2019– → Orléans (loan) 19 (1)
National team‡
2015 Luxembourg U17 2 (2)
2017 Luxembourg U19 2 (1)
2016– Luxembourg 29 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

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

Club career

Thill started his career with Luxembourgish side CS Fola before transferring to Niederkorn, where he spent 6 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 5 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]

International career

Thill became the youngest player to represent the Luxembourg national football team when he made his debut on 25 March 2016, in a 3–0 defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] 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 Niederkorn, and of Olivier Thill, who is a member of FC Ufa. He is also the son of former international footballer Serge Thill.

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 May 2019[8]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz 2016–17 101000——20
2017–18 101020——40
Total 202020000060
Pau (loan) 2018–19 281210———2912
Career total 3012302000003512

International
As of 17 November 2019[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Luxembourg 201671
201760
201851
2019111
Total293

International goals
As of match played 17 November 2019. Luxembourg score listed first, score column indicates score after each Thill goal.[10]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 May 2016Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg2 Nigeria1–21–3Friendly
2 15 October 201818 San Marino3–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3 2 June 201921 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. "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Vincent Thill". UEFA. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. Vincent Thill at Soccerway
  9. "Vincent Thill". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  10. "Vincent Thill - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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