Jean-Pierre Rhyner

Jean-Pierre Patrick Rhyner Pebe (born 16 March 1996) is a Swiss-born Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish Segunda División club Cádiz CF.

Jean-Pierre Rhyner
Personal information
Full name Jean-Pierre Patrick Rhyner Pebe
Date of birth (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Cádiz
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2016 Grasshoppers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Grasshoppers 35 (2)
2017–2018 → Schaffhausen (loan) 26 (2)
2019– Cádiz 8 (1)
National team
2014 Peru U20 2 (0)
2015–2017 Switzerland U20 6 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2020
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rhyner and the second or maternal family name is Pebe.

Professional 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.[1] He debuted for Grasshoppers in the Swiss Challenge League in a 4–0 loss to on 23 October 2016.[2] On 30 January 2017, Rhyner was loaned out to Schaffhausen to gain first-team experience in the Swiss Challenge League.[3]

On 8 January 2018, Rhyner returned to Grasshoppers after a successful year with Schaffhausen.[4]

On 10 July 2019, Rhyner moved abroad and joined Spanish Segunda División side Cádiz CF on a three-year deal.[5]

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.[6][7] Rhyner is also a youth international for Switzerland at the U20,[8] and U21 levels.[9] On 22 July 2020, FIFA approved a one-time nationality switch for Rhyner, making him eligible to represent Peru.[10]

References
  1. "Grasshoppers vs. Fenerbahce – Football Match Line-Ups – August 25, 2016 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  2. "Young Boys vs. Grasshoppers – Football Match Summary – October 23, 2016 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  3. "Jean Pierre Rhyner cedido por Grasshopper a club de la Segunda de Suiza". americatv.com.
  4. "GC Holt Rhyner Zurueck und Verpflichtet Lika". gcz.ch.
  5. "Jean Pierre Rhyner refuerza la zaga cadista" [Jean Pierre Rhyner bolsters the cadista defence] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. LR, Redacción (11 August 2015). "Jean Pierre Rhyner: "En Suiza no les hizo gracia que decidiera jugar por Perú" – LaRepublica.pe". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  7. Peru.com, Redacción (23 October 2014). "Liga del Atlántico Sub 20: Perú derrotó a Venezuela (VIDEO)".
  8. "Association Suisse de Football – Team". www.football.ch.
  9. "Association Suisse de Football – Team". www.football.ch.
  10. "Selección peruana: Jean Pierre Rhyner fue habilitado por FIFA para ser convocado a la 'Blanquirroja'". El Bocón. 22 July 2020.
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