Shen Mengyu should not be confused with Shen Menglu.
| Shen Mengyu 沈梦雨 | |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
| Height: | 1.70m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | London City Lionesses[1] |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Shanghai Shengli |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Celtic |
| Caps2: | 83 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | London City Lionesses |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | China |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 03:05, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15:28, 2 August 2024 (UTC) |
Shen Mengyu (Chinese: s=沈梦雨|p=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.
Born in Shanghai in 2001,[2] she played for Shanghai Shengli before joining Celtic in the Scottish Women's Premier League[3] 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,[4] [5] [6] [7] 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.[8] [9]
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]
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 September 2023 | Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China | 3–0 | 6–0 | [14] | ||
| 2 | 5 December 2023 | Toyota Stadium, Texas, United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | [15] | ||
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