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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 Women's Championship club London City Lionesses and the China national team.
Club career
Born in Shanghai in 2001, she played for Shanghai Shengli before joining Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League 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, the first time the Hoops achieved the double knockout trophy success. That summer, fellow Chinese player Shen Menglu also signed for Celtic. In 2023, the team retained the Scottish Cup.
On 2 August 2024, she joined Women's Championship side London City Lionesses on a three year contract.
International career
On 5 July 2023, Shen was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. She made her senior international debut on 22 July 2023 in a 1–0 loss against Denmark in the World Cup group stage match.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | 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 | 5 | |
| Total | 83 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 15 | ||
| London City Lionesses | 2024–25 | Women's Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 98 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 15 | ||
International
- As of match played 3 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 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 | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Celtic
- Scottish Women's Premier League: 2023–24
- Scottish Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2021–22