Shen Mengyu


Shen Mengyu is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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.

London City Lionesses

On 2 August 2024, she joined the Women's Championship side London City Lionesses on a three-year contract. 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.

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

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 September 2023Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China3–06–02022 Asian Games
25 December 2023Toyota Stadium, Texas, United States0–12–1Friendly
313 July 2025Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea2–04–22025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship-

;Match reports

Honours

London City Lionesses
Celtic