Olivier Thill | |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1996 |
Birth Place: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | LNZ Cherkasy |
Clubnumber: | 1 |
Years1: | 2015–2018 |
Caps1: | 67 |
Goals1: | 16 |
Years2: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs2: | Ufa |
Caps2: | 50 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2021–2022 |
Caps3: | 29 |
Goals3: | 10 |
Years4: | 2022 |
Clubs4: | → Eyüpspor (loan) |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs5: | Eyüpspor |
Caps5: | 14 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs6: | → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) |
Caps6: | 17 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2024– |
Clubs7: | LNZ Cherkasy |
Caps7: | 10 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016–2018 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017– |
Nationalteam2: | Luxembourg |
Nationalcaps2: | 43 |
Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Club-Update: | 1 June 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 21 March 2024 |
Olivier Thill (born 17 December 1996) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian club LNZ Cherkasy.
As a senior player, Thill started playing club football for FC Progrès Niederkorn from 2015 to 2018.
On 31 August 2018, he signed a four-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Ufa.[1] Three weeks before that, he scored a goal for his previous club Progrès against FC Ufa in the Europa League qualifier.[2] On 17 October 2020, his contract with Ufa was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
On 30 December 2020, Ukrainian Premier League side Vorskla Poltava announced that they had signed a 2-year deal with Thill.[4]
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.[5] On 30 March 2022, Thill signed with Turkish club Eyüpspor until 30 June 2022 using the new rule.[6]
On 18 February 2024, Thill returned to Ukraine and signed with LNZ Cherkasy.[7]
Thill made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team on 31 August 2017 in a 1–0 win over Belarus.
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.[8]
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thill goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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1 | 10 October 2017 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
2 | 8 September 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2018 - 19 UEFA Nations League D | ||
3 | 4 September 2021 | Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |