| Rhyner with Grasshoppers in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Pierre Patrick Rhyner Pebe | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vizela | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Grasshoppers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Grasshoppers | 35 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Cádiz | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cartagena (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Emmen (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Volos | 15 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Schaffhausen | 41 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vizela | 24 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Peru U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Switzerland U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2025 | |||
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. [1] [2]
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. [3] He debuted for Grasshoppers in the Swiss Challenge League in a 4–0 loss to on 23 October 2016. [4] On 30 January 2017, Rhyner was loaned out to Schaffhausen to gain first-team experience in the Swiss Challenge League. [5]
On 8 January 2018, Rhyner returned to Grasshoppers after a successful year with Schaffhausen. [6]
On 10 July 2019, Rhyner moved abroad and joined Spanish Segunda División side Cádiz CF on a three-year deal. [7] 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. [8]
On 16 January 2021, Rhyner moved to Eredivisie side FC Emmen, also in a temporary deal. [9]
On 30 June 2021, he was announced by the Greek Super League side Volos as their new transfer. [10]
On 8 July 2022, Rhyner returned to Schaffhausen. [11]
On 17 July 2024, Rhyner signed a two-year contract with Vizela in Portugal. [12]
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. [13] [14] Rhyner is also a youth international for Switzerland at the U20, [15] and U21 levels. [16] On 22 July 2020, FIFA approved a one-time nationality switch for Rhyner, making him eligible to represent Peru. [17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grasshoppers | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| Schaffhausen (loan) | 2016–17 | Swiss Challenge League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Cádiz | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Cartagena (loan) | 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Emmen (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Volos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | ||