Christ Tiéhi

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

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 9 (0)
International career
2017 Ivory Coast U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:57, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

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 7 October 2023
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 900010—100
Career total 159621301411787
  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. "C. Tiéhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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