Jean-Pierre Patrick Rhyner Pebe (born 16 March 1996) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. A former youth international for Peru, he has most recently represented Switzerland at youth level.

Club career

A youth product of

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, Rhyner made his professional debut with his childhood team in a 2–0

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loss to Fenerbahçe on 25 August 2016. He debuted for Grasshoppers in the

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in a 4–0 loss to on 23 October 2016. On 30 January 2017, Rhyner was loaned out to

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to gain first-team experience in the

. On 8 January 2018, Rhyner returned to Grasshoppers after a successful year with Schaffhausen. On 10 July 2019, Rhyner moved abroad and joined Spanish

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side

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on a three-year deal. On 5 October of the following year, after featuring rarely as his side achieved promotion to

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, he moved to

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in the second division, on loan for one year. On 16 January 2021, Rhyner moved to

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FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

, also in a temporary deal. On 30 June 2021, he was announced by the Greek

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as their new transfer. On 8 July 2022, Rhyner returned to

. On 17 July 2024, Rhyner signed a two-year contract with

in Portugal.

International career

Born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and a Peruvian mother, Rhyner first represented the

Peru national under-20 football team Peru national under-20 football team represents Peru in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. The Peruvian U-20 squad has participated in all South American Youth Championships, but had no luck in qualifyi ...

in a pair of friendlies in 2014 against the Venezuela U20s and Colombia u20s. Rhyner is also a youth international for Switzerland at the

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, and U21 levels. On 22 July 2020, FIFA approved a one-time nationality switch for Rhyner, making him eligible to represent

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Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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SFL Profile

GCZ Profile

FC Schaffhausen Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhyner, Jean-Pierre 1996 births Living people Peruvian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Peru men's youth international footballers Peruvian people of Swiss descent Segunda División players Cádiz CF players FC Cartagena footballers FC Emmen players FC Schaffhausen players F.C. Vizela players Footballers from Zurich Grasshopper Club Zurich players Liga Portugal 2 players Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Super League Greece players Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Peruvian descent Sportspeople of Peruvian descent Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Spain Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Switzerland men's youth international footballers Volos F.C. players 21st-century Swiss sportsmen