Christ Tiéhi

Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi (born 16 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rotherham United . Club career A youth product of Le Havre AC 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 win over Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 on 14 August 2018. On 23 September 2019, it was confirmed that Tiéhi had moved to Woking. 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. 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 side, Opava for the remainder of the campaign and went onto make his debut, starting in a 6–0 home defeat to Slavia Prague. 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. 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 and made his debut during a 2–2 draw with Pardubice four days later. In July 2022, Tiehi joined Slavia Prague on a half-season loan. On 13 January 2023, Tiéhi was loaned to Wigan until the end of the season. International career Tiéhi represented the Ivory Coast U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament. Personal life Born in France, Tiéhi is the son of the Ivorian former international footballer Joël Tiéhi. His younger brother is Jean-Pierre Tiéhi.