Shen Mengyu
Chinese footballer (born 2001)
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Shen Mengyu (Chinese: 沈梦雨; pinyin: Shěn Mèngyǔ; born 19 August 2001) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the China national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Shanghai Shengli | 13 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Celtic | 99 | (14) |
| 2024–2025 | London City Lionesses | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | China | 18 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Shanghai in 2001,[1] she played for Shanghai Shengli before joining Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League[2] at the age of 19, becoming the first Chinese woman to play in Scotland.
In her first season, Shen helped Celtic win the 2021–22 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup and the 2021–22 Scottish Women's Cup,[3][4][5][6] the first time the Hoops achieved the double knockout trophy success.[2] That summer, fellow Chinese player Shen Menglu also signed for Celtic. In 2023, the team retained the Scottish Cup.[2]
London City Lionesses
On 2 August 2024, she joined the Women's Championship side London City Lionesses on a three-year contract.[7][8] In her first season with the team, London City Lionesses won the title of the league and were promoted to the Women's Super League. On 11 July 2025, the club announced Shen had left by mutual consent ahead of the 2025–26 season.[9]
International career
On 5 July 2023, Shen was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[10] She made her senior international debut on 22 July 2023 in a 1–0 loss against Denmark in the World Cup group stage match.[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shanghai Shengli | 2020 | CWSL | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | CWSL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | SWPL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | SWPL | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | SWPL | 28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| Total | 83 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 14 | ||
| London City Lionesses | 2024–25 | Women's Championship | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 105 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 16 | ||
- Scottish Women's Cup for Celtic; Women's FA Cup for London City Lionesses
- Scottish Women's Premier League Cup for Celtic; FA Women's League Cup for London City Lionesses
- UEFA Women's Champions League for Celtic
International
- As of match played 13 July 2025 [15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 September 2023 | Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China |  Uzbekistan |
3–0 | 6–0 | 2022 Asian Games | |
| 2 | 5 December 2023 | Toyota Stadium, Texas, United States |  United States |
0–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [m 1] |
| 3 | 13 July 2025 | Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea |  Chinese Taipei |
2–0 | 4–2 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
- Match reports
- "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats China PR 2–1 in Final Match of 2023". U.S. Soccer. 5 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
