Vincent Thill


Vincent Thill is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Metz and the Luxembourg national team. He is the younger brother of fellow Luxembourg internationals Sébastien Thill and Olivier Thill.
He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017".

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. 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.
In August 2018, Thill joined Pau on loan for the 2018–19 season. In the following season, he was loaned out to US Orléans.

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. 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

International

International goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
131 May 2016Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg21–21–3Friendly
215 October 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg183–03–02018-19 UEFA Nations League D
32 June 2019Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg211–03–3Friendly