Shen Mengyu (; born 19 August 2001) 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 Club https://www.flashscore.co.uk/player/mengyu-shen/CzJGmLMu/
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShanghai Shengli2020CWSL102———1022021CWSL30———30Total132———132Celtic2021–22SWPL2732140203542022–23SWPL2861000—2962023–24SWPL282322020354Total83116360409914London City Lionesses2024–25Women's Championship902020—130Total902020—130Career Total1051383804012516
International https://www.thecfa.cn/src/CoachPlayers/WomanPlayers.html?valueName=%E6%B2%88%E6%A2%A6%E9%9B%A8
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChina2023102202430202530Total162 Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shen goal. + List of international goals scored by Shen MengyuNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition128 September 2023Linping Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China3–06–02022 Asian Games 25 December 2023Toyota Stadium, Texas, United States0–12–1Friendly 3 13 July 2025 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea 2–0 4–2 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
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Honours London City Lionesses Women's Championship: 2024–25
Celtic Scottish Women's Premier League: 2023–24 Scottish Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup: 2021–22
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