Jonathan Kahne Téhoué (born 3 May 1984) is a French former professional

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who played as a striker. He is known as a super-sub amongst

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fans, having scored nine goals after the 85th minute of various matches since he joined the club.

Club career

Téhoué was born in

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. He previously played for

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in France,

APOEL APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cypriot professio ...

in Cyprus,

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and

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in Belgium. He transferred to Kasımpaşa S.K. in August 2007 and moved to

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in February 2008.

Huddersfield Town

After a successful trial, English

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club

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signed him subject to international clearance on 2 February 2009, but, because of a contractual dispute between Téhoué and Konyaspor, this was not forthcoming.

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became involved, but no decision was reached in time for the deal to be completed in the 2008–09 season.

Leyton Orient

Upon leaving Konyaspor, Téhoué had a short spell with French side UJA Alfortville. On 12 January 2010, he was signed by League One club

on a short-term contract until the end of the 2009–10 season after impressing on a trial with the club.O's Complete Tehoue Transfer
On 2 February 2010, Téhoué scored his first goal in English football, converting

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's cross from close range to score the fifth in Orient's 5–0 win over

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. On 12 March 2010, he signed a -year deal with the club which would keep him at The O's until 2012. Téhoué scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season against Hartlepool United on 16 October 2010, smashing home from six yards in the 89th minute to earn the O's a 1–0 victory. On 7 December 2010, Téhoué scored a late equaliser in the

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Second Round against

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and went on to complete a

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in extra-time. His teammate

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also achieved a hat-trick in extra-time, ultimately guiding Orient to an 8–2 victory and a place in the third round. On 20 February 2011, Téhoué came off the bench to score the late equaliser in Orient's fifth round 1–1 draw against

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to earn Leyton Orient a replay at the

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. After four months out with a broken wrist, Tehoue made his comeback with two goals in his first two games, coming on as a substitute to score in the 74th minute to round off a 3-0 win against Exeter before netting Orient's second against Notts County in the 85th minute (again as a sub).

Swindon Town

On 7 March 2012, Téhoué went on loan to

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until the end of the season, stating that he did not get on well with Orient manager

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, and that he hoped to stay at Swindon and score against Orient in League One the following season. However, after one start and two substitute appearances for the Robins, manager

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said that Téhoué would not play for the club again, claiming, "He's not as good as I thought he was."

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