Li Mengwen (; ; born 28 March 1995) is a Chinese professional footballer who as a right-back for the China national team.
Club career Li started her senior club career with Jiangsu. On 2 September 2022, she joined French club Paris Saint-Germain on a season long loan deal.
On 1 September 2023, Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Li. In September 2024, Li joined West Ham United on loan for the 2024–25 season. On 18 June 2025, Brighton announced that her contract was terminated by mutual consent.
On 18 September 2025, Li joined Rangers for the 2025–26 season. In June 2026, Rangers announced that Li had departed the club.
International career After playing for various age level national teams, Li made her senior team debut for China on 20 August 2018 in a 16–0 Asian Games win against Tajikistan. In July 2021, she was named in the squad for the 2020 Olympics.
In January 2022, Li was named in the squad for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. She played three matches in the tournament as China went on to win their ninth continental title.
Personal life Li's father was a long-distance runner. Following her father's footsteps, she was a 400-metre athlete before switching her focus to football.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsParis Saint-Germain (loan)2022–23Division 1 Féminine130500040220Brighton & Hove Albion2023–24Women's Super League1102020—150West Ham United (loan)2024–25Women's Super League1001050—160Rangers2025–26SWPL000000—00Career total340807040530
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChina201810201950202000202140202240202390202450202542Total342
Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Li goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Li MengwenNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain3–04–02025 Pinatar Cup2 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China 3–0 5–0 2025 Yongchuan International Tournament
Honours Jiangsu Chinese Women's Super League: 2019 Chinese Women's Cup: 2017, 2018, 2019 Chinese Women's League Cup: 2018, 2019 Chinese Women's Super Cup: 2019
China Asian Games silver medalist: 2018; bronze medalist: 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2022 EAFF E-1 Championship runner-up: 2022
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