Shen Mengyu

Not to be confused with Shen Menglu.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Shen.

Shen Mengyu
沈梦雨
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Free Agent
Number 0
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 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2025

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 and until July 2025 played for the newly promoted Women's Super League club the London City Lionesses.

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. 11 July 2025. The club announced Shen had left by mutual consent ahead of the 2025-26 season, wishing her good luck for the next chapter of her career. Currently Shen is in Korea competing in the 2025 East Asian Football Championship representing her national team.[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

As of match played 18 April 2025 [12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Scottish Women's Cup for Celtic; Women's FA Cup for London City Lionesses
  2. ^ Scottish Women's Premier League Cup for Celtic; FA Women's League Cup for London City Lionesses
  3. ^ UEFA Women's Champions League for Celtic

International

As of match played 9 July 2025 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Shen Mengyu
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
  1. ^ "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.

Honours

London City Lionesses

Celtic

References

  1. ^ "女足沈梦雨哪里人-女足沈梦雨出生地址介绍-最初体育网". m.zcyy8.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "From China to Celtic: Shen Mengyu's historic journey". FIFA.com. 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Tottenham's Tang Jiali and Celtic's Shen Mengyu offer Chinese football pathway to better future". scmp.com (Archived).
  4. ^ "揭秘沈梦雨的苏格兰留洋路 女足小花有一颗勇敢的心". sohu.com (Archived).
  5. ^ ""The club and the fans all trust and believe in us," Shen Mengyu". thecelticstar.com. 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ "A wee nod to Shen Mengyu, Celtic's China Ghirl". thecelticstar.com. 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ "China international Shen Mengyu signs three-year London City Lionesses contract". Lionesses. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Former Celtic fans' favourite Shen Mengyu joins London City Lionesses". Yahoo Sports. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Thank you and good luck: Shen Mengyu departs London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  10. ^ "中国女足世界杯23人大名单公布，王霜领衔_杭州亚运_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  11. ^ "9号沈梦雨 A级赛首秀 恭喜！！". www.dongqiudi.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Mengyu Shen - Leistungsdaten". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  13. ^ "China - M. Shen - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  14. ^ https://www.flashscore.co.uk/player/mengyu-shen/CzJGmLMu/
  15. ^ https://www.thecfa.cn/src/CoachPlayers/WomanPlayers.html?valueName=%E6%B2%88%E6%A2%A6%E9%9B%A8
  16. ^ Schoggl, Hans (24 September 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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