French
DeutschOlivier Thill
 Thill with Ufa in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LNZ Cherkasy | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Progrès Niederkorn | 67 | (16) |
| 2018–2020 | Ufa | 50 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Vorskla Poltava | 29 | (10) |
| 2022 | → Eyüpspor (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Eyüpspor | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2024– | LNZ Cherkasy | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Luxembourg U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017– | Luxembourg | 43 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Olivier Thill (born 17 December 1996) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian club LNZ Cherkasy.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a senior player, Thill started playing club football for FC Progrès Niederkorn from 2015[2][3] to 2018.
On 31 August 2018, he signed a four-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Ufa.[4] Three weeks before that, he scored a goal for his previous club Progrès against FC Ufa in the Europa League qualifier.[5] On 17 October 2020, his contract with Ufa was terminated by mutual consent.[6]
On 30 December 2020, Ukrainian Premier League side Vorskla Poltava announced that they had signed a 2-year deal with Thill.[7]
On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine are suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until that date.[8] On 30 March 2022, Thill signed with Turkish club Eyüpspor until 30 June 2022 using the new rule.[9]
On 18 February 2024, Thill returned to Ukraine and signed with LNZ Cherkasy.[10]
International career
[edit]Thill made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team on 31 August 2017 in a 1–0 win over Belarus.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Olivier is the brother of Sébastien Thill and Vincent Thill. Sébastien plays for Stal Rzeszów, while Vincent is on the books at Sabah. The three are the sons of former international footballer Serge Thill.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thill goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2017 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 September 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Moldova | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
| 3 | 4 September 2021 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia |  Serbia | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
External links
[edit]- Olivier Thill at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
References
[edit]- ^ Olivier Thill at Soccerway
- ^ a b Olivier Thill at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Olivier Thill at Soccerway
- ^ "ФК "Уфа" подписал контракт с игроком национальной сборной Люксембурга" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Ufa-Progress game report". UEFA. 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Оливье Тилль покидает ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 17 October 2020.
- ^ ""Ворскла" підсилилась гравцем збірної Люксембургу" (in Ukrainian). Vorskla Poltava. 30 December 2020.
- ^ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Eyüpspor'umuza Hoş Geldiniz Gerson Rodrigues ve Olivier Thill!" (in Turkish). Eyüpspor. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "ОЛІВʼЄ ТІЛЛЬ – НОВАЧОК ЛНЗ" [Olivier Thill is a newcomer to LNZ] (in Ukrainian). FC LNZ Cherkasy. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Vincent Thill, l'avenir lui appartient" (in French). Le Quotidien. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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