Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi (born 16 June 1998) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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for
Baník Ostrava
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...
on loan from
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
Twelve ...
club
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.
Club career
A youth product of
Le Havre AC
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since 2009, Tiéhi signed his first professional contract on 17 May 2018. He made his senior debut for Le Havre in a 2–0
Coupe de la Ligue
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win over
Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01
Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01, also known as FBBP 01 and FC Bourg-Péronnas, is a French association football team founded in 1942. They are based in Bourg-en-Bresse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France and currently play in Championnat Nation ...
on 14 August 2018. During his time at Le Havre, Tiéhi also had a brief loan spell at Portuguese side,
AD Oeiras in 2016.
On 23 September 2019, it was confirmed that Tiéhi had moved to
Woking
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. On 12 October 2019, Tiéhi joined
National League South
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side,
Tonbridge Angels
Tonbridge Angels Football Club is a professional association football club based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. The team competes in the National League South, at the sixth tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded as Tonb ...
on a dual-registration basis, making his debut in a 5–1 victory over
Braintree Town
Braintree Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road.
History
The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team of the ...
on the same day. On 6 February 2020, it was announced that Christ would be signing for Tonbridge for the remainder of the season. On 21 September 2020, despite extending his stay for the 2020–21 campaign, Tiéhi opted to return to France for personal reasons.
On 21 November 2020, Tiéhi signed for
Czech First League
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side,
Opava
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for the remainder of the campaign and went onto make his debut, starting in a 6–0 home defeat to
Slavia Prague
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in t ...
. On 11 August 2021, Tiéhi scored his first goal for the club, netting in Opava's 9–0 home victory over
Bohumín
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Administrative division
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in the
Czech Cup
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The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...
. 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
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and made his debut during a 2–2 draw with
Pardubice
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four days later.
In July 2022, Tiehi joined
Slavia Prague
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in t ...
on a half-season loan. On 13 January 2023, Tiéhi was loaned to
Wigan
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until the end of the season.
In August 2023, Tiehi joined
Rotherham United
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for a club-record fee, signing a three-year deal with the
EFL Championship
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club.
On 11 January 2025, Tiéhi joined
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system.
Twelve ...
club
Diósgyőr Diósgyőr (Hungarian: Help:IPA/Hungarian, �dioːʒɟøːr is a historical town in Hungary, today it is a part of Miskolc. The medieval castle in Diósgyőr was a favourite holiday residence of Hungarian kings and queens; today it is a popular t ...
for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year deal.
On 30 June 2025, Tiéhi joined Czech club
Baník Ostrava
''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''.
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on a loan deal with option to buy.
International career
Tiéhi represented the
Ivory Coast U20s at the
2017 Toulon Tournament
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.
Personal life
Born in France, Tiéhi is the son of the Ivorian former international footballer
Joël Tiéhi. His younger brother is
Jean-Pierre Tiéhi.
Career statistics
References
External links
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HAC Foot ProfileToulon Tournament Profile
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Paris
Men's association football midfielders
Ivorian men's footballers
Ivory Coast men's under-20 international footballers
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Le Havre AC players
AD Oeiras players
Woking F.C. players
Tonbridge Angels F.C. players
SFC Opava players
FC Slovan Liberec players
SK Slavia Prague players
Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Rotherham United F.C. players
Diósgyőri VTK players
Championnat National 3 players
Championnat National 2 players
Ligue 2 players
National League (English football) players
Czech First League players
English Football League players
Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Black French sportspeople
French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
French expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
French expatriate sportspeople in England
French expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
French expatriate men's footballers
21st-century French sportsmen
FC Baník Ostrava players