Jean-Pierre Rhyner

Jean-Pierre Patrick Rhyner Pebe (born 16 March 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Vizela. A former youth international for Peru, he has most recently represented Switzerland at youth level.

Club career A youth product of Grasshoppers, Rhyner made his professional debut with his childhood team in a 2–0 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round loss to Fenerbahçe on 25 August 2016. He debuted for Grasshoppers in the Swiss Challenge League in a 4–0 loss to on 23 October 2016. On 30 January 2017, Rhyner was loaned out to Schaffhausen to gain first-team experience in the Swiss Challenge League.

On 8 January 2018, Rhyner returned to Grasshoppers after a successful year with Schaffhausen.

On 10 July 2019, Rhyner moved abroad and joined Spanish Segunda División side Cádiz CF on a three-year deal. On 5 October of the following year, after featuring rarely as his side achieved promotion to La Liga, he moved to FC Cartagena in the second division, on loan for one year.

On 16 January 2021, Rhyner moved to Eredivisie side FC Emmen, also in a temporary deal.

On 30 June 2021, he was announced by the Greek Super League side Volos as their new transfer.

On 8 July 2022, Rhyner returned to Schaffhausen.

On 17 July 2024, Rhyner signed a two-year contract with Vizela 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 in a pair of friendlies in 2014 against the Venezuela U20s and Colombia u20s. Rhyner is also a youth international for Switzerland at the U20, and U21 levels. On 22 July 2020, FIFA approved a one-time nationality switch for Rhyner, making him eligible to represent Peru.

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