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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1998 | ||
| 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) |
| 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– | 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
editA 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
editTiéhi represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[17]
Personal life
editBorn 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
edit- 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 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ "Officiel : Premier contrat professionnel pour Christ Tiéhi au Havre AC - MaLigue2". 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Havre AC - Bourg en Bresse 01 (2-0) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Christ Tiéhi :: Rotherham :: Spieler - Profil :: fussballzz.de". Fussballzz. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Cards Sign Ivory Coast International". Woking FC. 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Tonbridge Angels vs. Braintree Town". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Tiehi signs for the Angels". Tonbridge Angels. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Christ Tiehi leaves the Angels". Tonbridge Angels F.C. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Christ Tiéhi se upsal Opavě. Nastoupí už proti Slavii". SFC Opava. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Opava vs Bohumin". AiScore. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Posila do středu pole: Christ Tiéhi" (in Czech). FC Slovan Liberec. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Pardubice vs. Slovan Liberec". Soccerway. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Slavia na Chelsea? Wow, co je to za tým!". SK Slavia Prague. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Fejgl, Jiří. "Tiéhi odchází do Wiganu na hostování s opcí: uplatnění v případě záchrany". blesk.isport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Latics sign midfielder Christ Tiéhi on loan". Wigan Athletic FC. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Deal Tied Up For Tiehi". Rotherham United FC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
- ^ "Havre AC : trois ans de contrat pour Christ Junior Tiéhi". 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Football : Jean-Pierre Tiéhi, une nouvelle histoire de famille à Rodez". centrepresseaveyron.fr.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "C. Tiéhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
External links
edit- Christ Tiéhi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Christ Tiéhi at Soccerway
- HAC Foot Profile
- Toulon Tournament Profile