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Shen Mengyu

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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 (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[1]
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Shanghai Shengli 13 (2)
2021–2024 Celtic 83 (11)
2024– London City Lionesses 2 (0)
International career‡
2023– China 12 (2)
*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

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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

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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

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Club

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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
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
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Women's Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

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As of match played 3 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
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

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Celtic

References

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  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.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  14. ^ "Uzbekistan vs. China PR - 28 September 2023 - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  15. ^ "United States vs. China PR - 6 December 2023 - Women Soccerway". int.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  16. ^ Schoggl, Hans (24 September 2010). "Scotland (Women) - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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