Nathalie Thill

Nathalie Thill
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-08-16) 16 August 1973
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
US Esch
–2001 Jeunesse Junglinster
2001–2002 Progrès Niederkorn
2002–2013 Minerva Lintgen
International career
2008–2013 Luxembourg 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nathalie Thill (born 16 August 1973) is a Luxembourgish former footballer who played as a goalkepeer. She also participated professionally in throwing sports.

Club career

She played for US Esch, Jeunesse Junglinster, Progrès Niederkorn during the 2001–02 season,[1][2] and Minerva Lingten between 2002 and 2013.[3]

She won the 2001–02 Dames Ligue 1 with Progrès Niederkorn.[4]

International career

She made her debut for Luxembourg on 30 September 2008 during a 6–1 friendly loss against Wales.[3] She then represented Luxembourg during UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification before retiring as the oldest player to represent Luxembourg at the age of 39 years and 326 days during the 2–1 preliminary round loss against Albania on 9 April 2013.[5]

Throwing sports career

She was the Luxembourgish champion in shot put in 1998 and 1999, discus throw in 1999, and javelin throw in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.[6][7]

Personal life

Thill is married to former footballer Serge Thill. Together, they have had three sons that have gone onto represent Luxembourg at international level: Olivier Thill, Sébastien Thill and Vincent Thill.[8]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Luxembourg 2008 3 0
2009 1 0
2010 0 0
2011 4 0
2012 1 0
2013 4 0
Total 13 0

Honours

Progrès Niederkorn

References

  1. ↑ "Odense Q 13–0 Progrès". UEFA.
  2. ↑ "Gatões Q 8–0 Progrès". UEFA.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nathalie Thill". www.fussball-lux.lu.
  4. 1 2 Garin, Erik. "Luxembourg - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Oldest and Youngest Players and Goal-scorers in International Football". RSSSF.
  6. ↑ "LUXEMBOURGISH CHAMPIONSHIPS". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  7. ↑ 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - IAAF Statistics Handbook Seville 1999. Ss. 474, 481 – 1999.
  8. ↑ "Vincent Thill, l'avenir lui appartient" (in French). Le Quotidien. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018.