Li Mengwen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Suzhou, China | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Suzhou | |||
| Jiangsu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2023 | Jiangsu | ||
| 2022–2023 | → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → West Ham United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | China U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | China U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | China U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | China | 35 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 April 2025 | |||
Li Mengwen (Chinese: 李梦雯; pinyin: Lǐ Mèngwén; IPA: [lì mə̂ŋwə̌n]; born 28 March 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish Women's Premier League club Rangers and the China national team.[1]
Li started her senior club career with Jiangsu. On 2 September 2022, she joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a season long loan deal.[2]
On 1 September 2023, Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Li.[3] In September 2024, Li joined West Ham United on loan for the 2024–25 season.[4] On 18 June 2025, Brighton announced that her contract was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
On 18 September 2025, Li joined Rangers for the 2025–26 season.[6]
International career
After playing for various age level national teams, Li made her senior team debut for China on 20 August 2018 in a 16–0 Asian Games win against Tajikistan.[7][2] In July 2021, she was named in the squad for the 2020 Olympics.[8]
In January 2022, Li was named in the squad for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[9] She played three matches in the tournament as China went on to win their ninth continental title.[10]
Personal life
Li's father was a long-distance runner. Following her father's footsteps, she was a 400-metre athlete before switching her focus to football.[11]
