| Christ Tiéhi | |
| Fullname: | Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi |
| Birth Date: | 1998 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Currentclub: | Rotherham United |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Le Havre |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Le Havre II |
| Caps1: | 51 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Le Havre |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → AD Oeiras (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Woking |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Tonbridge Angels (dual-reg.) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | Tonbridge Angels |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Opava |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Slovan Liberec |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Clubs9: | → Slavia Prague (loan) |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | → Slavia Prague B (loan) |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022 |
| Clubs11: | → Wigan Athletic (loan) |
| Caps11: | 19 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023– |
| Clubs12: | Rotherham United |
| Caps12: | 33 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 21:26, 2 March 2024 (UTC) |
Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi (born 16 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Rotherham United.
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]
Tiéhi represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[17]
Born in France, Tiéhi is the son of the Ivorian former international footballer Joël Tiéhi.[18] His younger brother is Jean-Pierre Tiéhi.[19]
| 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 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | CFA 2 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | CFA 2 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | 51 | 3 | ||||||
| Le Havre | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| AD Oeiras (loan) | 2016–17 | Lisbon First Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Woking | 2019–20 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tonbridge Angels (dual-reg.) | 2019–20 | National League South | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[21] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Tonbridge Angels | 2019–20 | National League South | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Opava | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Czech National Football League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| Slovan Liberec | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Slavia Prague (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12[22] | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Slavia Prague B (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech National Football League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2022–23 | 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 | |||