Christ Tiéhi
Personal information
Full name Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi
Date of birth (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Number 27
Youth career
2009–2018 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Le Havre II 51 (3)
2018–2019 Le Havre 0 (0)
2019–2020 Woking 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Tonbridge Angels (dual-reg.) 10 (1)
2020 Tonbridge Angels 8 (0)
2020–2021 Opava 25 (1)
2021–2023 Slovan Liberec 22 (0)
2022 → Slavia Prague (loan) 13 (1)
2022 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Rotherham United 24 (1)
International career
2017 Ivory Coast U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi (born 16 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Rotherham United.

Club career

A youth product of Le Havre AC since 2009, Tiéhi signed his first professional contract on 17 May 2018.[1] He made his senior debut for Le Havre in a 2–0 Coupe de la Ligue win over Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 on 14 August 2018.[2]

On 23 September 2019, it was confirmed that Tiéhi had moved to Woking.[3] On 12 October 2019, Tiéhi joined National League South side, Tonbridge Angels on a dual-registration basis, making his debut in a 5–1 victory over Braintree Town on the same day.[4] On 6 February 2020, it was announced that Christ would be signing for Tonbridge for the remainder of the season.[5] On 21 September 2020, despite extending his stay for the 2020–21 campaign, Tiéhi opted to return to France due to personal reasons.[6]

On 21 November 2020, Tiéhi signed for Czech First League side, Opava for the remainder of the campaign and went onto make his debut, starting in a 6–0 home defeat to Slavia Prague.[7] On 11 August 2021, Tiéhi scored his first goal for the club, netting in Opava's 9–0 home victory over Bohumín in the Czech Cup.[8] He went onto score once more, featuring 26 times in total for the club before leaving in September 2021.

On 7 September 2021, Tiéhi was rewarded with a move back to the Czech First League, following Opava's relegation, to join Slovan Liberec[9] and made his debut during a 2–2 draw with Pardubice four days later.[10]

In July 2022, Tiehi joined Slavia Prague on a half-season loan.[11] On 13 January 2023, Tiéhi was loaned to Wigan until the end of the season.[12][13]

In August 2023, Tiehi joined Rotherham United for a club-record fee, signing a three-year deal with the EFL Championship club.[14]

International career

Tiéhi represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[15]

Personal life

Born in France, Tiéhi is the son of the Ivorian former international footballer Joël Tiéhi.[16] His younger brother is Jean-Pierre Tiéhi.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 January 2024
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II 2015–16[18] CFA 3 40———40
2016–17[18] CFA 2 30———30
2017–18[18] CFA 2 210———210
2018–19[18] CFA 2 233———233
Total 513———513
Le Havre 2017–18[18] Ligue 2 000000—00
2018–19[18] Ligue 2 000020—20
Total 000020—20
Woking 2019–20[18] National League 1000—0010
Tonbridge Angels (dual-reg.) 2019–20[18] National League South 10100—2[lower-alpha 1]0121
Tonbridge Angels 2019–20[18] National League South 80———80
Opava 2020–21[18] Czech First League 19000——190
2021–22[18] Czech National Football League 6111——72
Total 25111——262
Slovan Liberec 2021–22[18] Czech First League 22000——220
2022–23[18] Czech First League 0000——00
Total 22000——220
Slavia Prague (loan) 2022–23[18] Czech First League 13110—12[lower-alpha 2]1262
Slavia Prague B (loan) 2022–23[18] Czech National Football League 10———10
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2022–23[18] EFL Championship 1900000—190
Rotherham United 2023–24 EFL Championship 2411010—261
Career total 174731301411948
  1. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Officiel : Premier contrat professionnel pour Christ Tiéhi au Havre AC - MaLigue2". 17 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Havre AC - Bourg en Bresse 01 (2-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT". www.lfp.fr.
  3. ↑ "Cards Sign Ivory Coast International". Woking FC. 24 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tonbridge Angels vs. Braintree Town". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tiehi signs for the Angels". Tonbridge Angels. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Christ Tiehi leaves the Angels". Tonbridge Angels F.C. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Christ Tiéhi se upsal Opavě. Nastoupí už proti Slavii". SFC Opava. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Opava vs Bohumin". AiScore. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Posila do středu pole: Christ Tiéhi" (in Czech). FC Slovan Liberec. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Pardubice vs. Slovan Liberec". Soccerway. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Slavia na Chelsea? Wow, co je to za tým!". SK Slavia Prague. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Fejgl, Jiří. "Tiéhi odchází do Wiganu na hostování s opcí: uplatnění v případě záchrany". blesk.isport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Latics sign midfielder Christ Tiéhi on loan". Wigan Athletic FC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Deal Tied Up For Tiehi". Rotherham United FC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  16. ↑ "Havre AC : trois ans de contrat pour Christ Junior Tiéhi". 17 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Football : Jean-Pierre Tiéhi, une nouvelle histoire de famille à Rodez". centrepresseaveyron.fr.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "C. Tiéhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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