Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi (born 16 June 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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''. ...

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

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 ...

Club career

A youth product of

Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club () is a French professional association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The football club was founded in 1894 as a section of the sports club of the same name, founded in 1884. Le Havre plays in Ligue 1, the ...

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 The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

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 Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...

. On 12 October 2019, Tiéhi joined

National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...

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 The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...

side,

Opava Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ...

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 Bohumín (; , ) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Bohumín consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 202 ...

in the

Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. 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 FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...

and made his debut during a 2–2 draw with

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

four days later. In July 2022, Tiehi joined

on a half-season loan. On 13 January 2023, Tiéhi was loaned to

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...

until the end of the season. In August 2023, Tiehi joined

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

for a club-record fee, signing a three-year deal with the

EFL Championship The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is a professional association football league in England and Wales. Contested by 24 clubs, it is the highest divi ...

club. On 11 January 2025, Tiéhi joined

club

for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year deal. On 30 June 2025, Tiéhi joined Czech club

on a loan deal with option to buy.

International career

Tiéhi represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the

2017 Toulon Tournament The 2017 Toulon Tournament (officially ) was the 45th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The tournament was named after Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 and died in 2016. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 29 ...

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 Profile

Toulon Tournament Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiehi, Christ 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