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

Christ Tiéhi
Personal information
Full name Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi
Date of birth (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 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)
2016–2019 Le Havre 0 (0)
2016AD Oeiras (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 Woking 1 (0)
2019–2020Tonbridge Angels (dual-reg.) 10 (1)
2020 Tonbridge Angels 8 (0)
2020–2021 Opava 25 (1)
2021–2023 Slovan Liberec 22 (0)
2022Slavia Prague (loan) 13 (1)
2022Slavia Prague B (loan) 1 (0)
2022Wigan Athletic (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Rotherham United 33 (2)
International career
2017 Ivory Coast U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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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] During his time at Le Havre, Tiéhi also had a brief loan spell at Portuguese side, AD Oeiras in 2016.[3][4]

On 23 September 2019, it was confirmed that Tiéhi had moved to Woking.[5] 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.[6] On 6 February 2020, it was announced that Christ would be signing for Tonbridge for the remainder of the season.[7] On 21 September 2020, despite extending his stay for the 2020–21 campaign, Tiéhi opted to return to France for personal reasons.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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[11] and made his debut during a 2–2 draw with Pardubice four days later.[12]

In July 2022, Tiehi joined Slavia Prague on a half-season loan.[13] On 13 January 2023, Tiéhi was loaned to Wigan until the end of the season.[14][15]

In August 2023, Tiehi joined Rotherham United for a club-record fee, signing a three-year deal with the EFL Championship club.[16]

International career

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Tiéhi represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[17]

Personal life

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Born in France, Tiéhi is the son of the Ivorian former international footballer Joël Tiéhi.[18] His younger brother is Jean-Pierre Tiéhi.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 March 2024
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre II 2015–16[20] CFA 3 4 0 4 0
2016–17[20] CFA 2 3 0 3 0
2017–18[20] CFA 2 21 0 21 0
2018–19[20] CFA 2 23 3 23 3
Total 51 3 51 3
Le Havre 2016–17[20] Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[20] Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[20] Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
AD Oeiras (loan) 2016–17[4] Lisbon First Division 4 0 4 0
Woking 2019–20[20] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tonbridge Angels (dual-reg.) 2019–20[20] National League South 10 1 0 0 2[a] 0 12 1
Tonbridge Angels 2019–20[20] National League South 8 0 8 0
Opava 2020–21[20] Czech First League 19 0 0 0 19 0
2021–22[20] Czech National Football League 6 1 1 1 7 2
Total 25 1 1 1 26 2
Slovan Liberec 2021–22[20] Czech First League 22 0 0 0 22 0
2022–23[20] Czech First League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 22 0 0 0 22 0
Slavia Prague (loan) 2022–23[20] Czech First League 13 1 1 0 12[b] 1 26 2
Slavia Prague B (loan) 2022–23[20] Czech National Football League 1 0 1 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2022–23[20] EFL Championship 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Rotherham United 2023–24 EFL Championship 33 2 1 0 1 0 35 2
Career total 187 8 3 1 3 0 14 1 207 9
  1. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  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. ^ "comunicado-oficial-afl-n-025-epoca-2016-2017_competicoes-mapasdecastigos-2017.pdf" (PDF). ASSOCIAÇÃO DE FUTEBOL DE LISBOA. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Christ Tiéhi :: Rotherham :: Spieler - Profil :: fussballzz.de". Fussballzz. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Cards Sign Ivory Coast International". Woking FC. 24 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Tonbridge Angels vs. Braintree Town". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Tiehi signs for the Angels". Tonbridge Angels. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Christ Tiehi leaves the Angels". Tonbridge Angels F.C. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Christ Tiéhi se upsal Opavě. Nastoupí už proti Slavii". SFC Opava. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Opava vs Bohumin". AiScore. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Posila do středu pole: Christ Tiéhi" (in Czech). FC Slovan Liberec. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Pardubice vs. Slovan Liberec". Soccerway. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Slavia na Chelsea? Wow, co je to za tým!". SK Slavia Prague. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  14. ^ Fejgl, Jiří. "Tiéhi odchází do Wiganu na hostování s opcí: uplatnění v případě záchrany". blesk.isport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Latics sign midfielder Christ Tiéhi on loan". Wigan Athletic FC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Deal Tied Up For Tiehi". Rotherham United FC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  18. ^ "Havre AC : trois ans de contrat pour Christ Junior Tiéhi". 17 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Football : Jean-Pierre Tiéhi, une nouvelle histoire de famille à Rodez". centrepresseaveyron.fr.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "C. Tiéhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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