Christ Tiéhi
Christ Joël Junior Tiéhi is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Baník Ostrava on loan from Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőr.
Club career
A youth product of Le Havre 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. 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. 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 for 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.
In August 2023, Tiehi joined Rotherham United for a club-record fee, signing a three-year deal with the EFL Championship club.
On 11 January 2025, Tiéhi joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőr for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year deal.
On 30 June 2025, Tiéhi joined Czech club Baník Ostrava on a loan deal with option to buy.