Christ Tiéhi

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 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Bnei Reineh
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)
2016 → AD Oeiras (loan) 4 (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 → Slavia Prague B (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 19 (0)
2023–2025 Rotherham United 51 (2)
2025–2026 Diósgyőr 12 (0)
2025–2026 → Baník Ostrava (loan) 5 (0)
2026– Maccabi Bnei Reineh 11 (0)
International career
2017 Ivory Coast U20 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026

Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi (born 16 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh.

Club career

A youth product of Le Havre 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]

On 23 September 2019, it was confirmed that Tiéhi had moved to Woking.[4] 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.[5] On 6 February 2020, it was announced that Christ would be signing for Tonbridge for the remainder of the season.[6] On 21 September 2020, despite extending his stay for the 2020–21 campaign, Tiéhi opted to return to France for personal reasons.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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[10] and made his debut during a 2–2 draw with Pardubice four days later.[11]

In July 2022, Tiehi joined Slavia Prague on a half-season loan.[12] On 13 January 2023, Tiéhi was loaned to Wigan until the end of the season.[13][14]

In August 2023, Tiehi joined Rotherham United for a club-record fee, signing a three-year deal with the EFL Championship club.[15]

On 11 January 2025, Tiéhi joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőr for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year deal.[16][17]

On 30 June 2025, Tiéhi joined Czech club Baník Ostrava on a loan deal with option to buy.[18]

International career

Tiéhi represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[19]

Personal life

Born in France, Tiéhi is the son of the Ivorian former international footballer Joël Tiéhi.[20] His younger brother is Jean-Pierre Tiéhi.[21]

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II 2015–16[22] CFA 3 40———40
2016–17[22] CFA 2 30———30
2017–18[22] CFA 2 210———210
2018–19[22] CFA 2 233———233
Total 513———513
Le Havre 2016–17[22] Ligue 2 000000—00
2017–18[22] Ligue 2 000000—00
2018–19[22] Ligue 2 000020—20
Total 000020—20
AD Oeiras (loan) 2016–17 Lisbon First Division 40———40
Woking 2019–20[22] National League 1000—0010
Tonbridge Angels (dual-reg.) 2019–20[22] National League South 10100—2[a]0121
Tonbridge Angels 2019–20[22] National League South 80———80
Opava 2020–21[22] Czech First League 19000——190
2021–22[22] Czech National Football League 6111——72
Total 25111——262
Slovan Liberec 2021–22[22] Czech First League 22000——220
2022–23[22] Czech First League 0000——00
Total 22000——220
Slavia Prague (loan) 2022–23[22] Czech First League 13110—12[b]1262
Slavia Prague B (loan) 2022–23[22] Czech National Football League 10———10
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2022–23[22] EFL Championship 1900000—190
Rotherham United 2023–24[23] EFL Championship 3521010—372
2024–25[24] League One 16010102[c]0200
Total 512202020592
Career total 205841401612299
  1. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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. ↑ "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. ↑ "Cards Sign Ivory Coast International". Woking FC. 24 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tonbridge Angels vs. Braintree Town". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Tiehi signs for the Angels". Tonbridge Angels. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Christ Tiehi leaves the Angels". Tonbridge Angels F.C. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Christ Tiéhi se upsal Opavě. Nastoupí už proti Slavii". SFC Opava. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Opava vs Bohumin". AiScore. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Posila do středu pole: Christ Tiéhi" (in Czech). FC Slovan Liberec. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Pardubice vs. Slovan Liberec". Soccerway. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Slavia na Chelsea? Wow, co je to za tým!". SK Slavia Prague. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Fejgl, Jiří. "Tiéhi odchází do Wiganu na hostování s opcí: uplatnění v případě záchrany". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Latics sign midfielder Christ Tiéhi on loan". Wigan Athletic FC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Deal Tied Up For Tiehi". Rotherham United FC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "READ | TIEHI JOINS DIOSGYORI VTK". themillers.co.uk. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Christ Tiéhi a DVTK játékosa" [Christ Tiéhi is a player of DVTK]. dvtk.eu (in Hungarian). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  18. ↑ Pekár, Tomáš (30 June 2025). "Návrat do české ligy. Bývalý záložník Slavie posílil Baník". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  20. ↑ "Havre AC : trois ans de contrat pour Christ Junior Tiéhi". 17 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Football : Jean-Pierre Tiéhi, une nouvelle histoire de famille à Rodez". centrepresseaveyron.fr.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "C. Tiéhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Christ Tiéhi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Christ Tiéhi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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