Shen Mengyu

Shen Mengyu
沈梦雨
Personal information
Date of birth	19 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	London City Lionesses
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2021	Shanghai Shengli
2021–2024	Celtic
2024–	London City Lionesses
International career‡
2023–	China
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:05, 29 October 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:28, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

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,^[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.^[3] That summer, fellow Chinese player Shen Menglu also signed for Celtic. In 2023, the team retained the Scottish Cup.^[3]

On 2 August 2024, she joined Women's Championship side London City Lionesses on a three year contract.^[8]^[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 13 October 2024^[12]^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		League Cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Total
Club	Season	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

^ Includes Scottish Women's Cup
^ Includes Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 3 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
China	2023	10	2
China	2024	2	0
Total		12	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	^[14]
2	5 December 2023	Toyota Stadium, Texas, United States	United States	1–0	1–2	Friendly	^[15]

Honours

Celtic

References

^ "China international Shen Mengyu signs three-year London City Lionesses contract". London City Lionesses. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "From China to Celtic: Shen Mengyu's historic journey". FIFA.com. 16 June 2023.
^ "Tottenham's Tang Jiali and Celtic's Shen Mengyu offer Chinese football pathway to better future". scmp.com (Archived).
^ "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).
^ ""The club and the fans all trust and believe in us," Shen Mengyu". thecelticstar.com. 14 June 2022.
^ "A wee nod to Shen Mengyu, Celtic's China Ghirl". thecelticstar.com. 3 November 2021.
^ LCLNewsRoom (2 August 2024). "China international Shen Mengyu signs three-year London City Lionesses contract". Lionesses. Retrieved 2 August 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Former Celtic fans' favourite Shen Mengyu joins London City Lionesses". Yahoo Sports. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "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.
^ "9号沈梦雨 A级赛首秀恭喜！！". www.dongqiudi.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ "Mengyu Shen - Leistungsdaten". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "China - M. Shen - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ "Uzbekistan vs. China PR - 28 September 2023 - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ "United States vs. China PR - 6 December 2023 - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ Schoggl, Hans (24 September 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

External links

Shen Mengyu at Soccerway
Shen Mengyu at Celtic FC
沈梦雨 at Baidu Baike (in Chinese)

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[14] Includes Scottish Women's Cup

[15] Includes Scottish Women's Premier League Cup

[16] Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

[1] "China international Shen Mengyu signs three-year London City Lionesses contract". London City Lionesses. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[2] "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.

[:0-3] "From China to Celtic: Shen Mengyu's historic journey". FIFA.com. 16 June 2023.

[4] "Tottenham's Tang Jiali and Celtic's Shen Mengyu offer Chinese football pathway to better future". scmp.com (Archived).

[5] "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).

[6] ""The club and the fans all trust and believe in us," Shen Mengyu". thecelticstar.com. 14 June 2022.

[7] "A wee nod to Shen Mengyu, Celtic's China Ghirl". thecelticstar.com. 3 November 2021.

[8] LCLNewsRoom (2 August 2024). "China international Shen Mengyu signs three-year London City Lionesses contract". Lionesses. Retrieved 2 August 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[9] "Former Celtic fans' favourite Shen Mengyu joins London City Lionesses". Yahoo Sports. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[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.

[17] "Uzbekistan vs. China PR - 28 September 2023 - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[18] "United States vs. China PR - 6 December 2023 - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[cup_wins-19] Schoggl, Hans (24 September 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

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