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

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

EFL Championship The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the E ...

club

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...

, on loan from

Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domestic c ...

Club career

A youth product of

Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club (; commonly referred to as Le Havre) is a French association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, making Le Havre AC the oldest professional French fo ...

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, w ...

win over

Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 is a French association football team founded in 1942. They are based in Bourg-en-Bresse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, and play in Championnat National, the third tier of the French football league system. ...

on 14 August 2018. 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 northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...

. On 12 October 2019, Tiéhi joined

National League South The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...

side,

Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Angels Football Club is a professional football club based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. The club was founded as Tonbridge Football Club in 1947 and became known as "The Angels" in 1949 when they started playing at the Angel Ground. S ...

on a dual-registration basis, making his debut in a 5–1 victory over

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-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 ...

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 due to personal reasons. On 21 November 2020, Tiéhi signed for

Czech First League The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Seasons typically r ...

side,

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

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 (; ; pl, , german: Oderberg) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Bohumín is made up of town parts and villages of Nový Bohumín ...

in the

Czech Cup The Czech Cup ( cs, Pohár FAČR), 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 1 ...

. 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

and made his debut during a 2–2 draw with

Pardubice Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 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 urban monume ...

four days later. In July 2022, Tiehi joined

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

until the end of the season.

International career

Tiéhi represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the

2017 Toulon Tournament The 2017 Toulon Tournament (officially french: 45ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 45th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The tournament was named after Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 ...

Personal life

Born in France, Tiéhi is the son of the Ivorian former international footballer

Joël Tiéhi Joël Tiéhi (born 12 June 1964) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Tiéhi played in the French Ligue 1 and for the Ivory Coast national team. With his national team, he played at the 1992, 1994, 1996 ...

. His younger brother is Jean-Pierre Tiéhi.

Career statistics

References

External links

* *
HAC Foot Profile

Toulon Tournament Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiehi, Christ 1998 births Living people Footballers from Paris Association football midfielders Ivorian footballers Ivory Coast under-20 international footballers French footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Le Havre AC players Woking F.C. players Tonbridge Angels F.C. players SFC Opava players FC Slovan Liberec players SK Slavia Prague players Ligue 2 players National League (English football) players Czech First League players Ivorian expatriate footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Black French sportspeople Wigan Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Citizens of Ivory Coast through descent