 |
| From left: Shen Mengyu of Scottish team Celtic, Tang Jiali, who recently completed a loan stint with English club Tottenham Hotspur, and former Paris Saint-Germain star Wang Shuang are China's leading lights in women's soccer, having impressed in European leagues in recent seasons. (File photo by=China Daily) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] China's female stars impress in foreign leagues to raise hopes for the national team A group of young Chinese women has been shining in European soccer leagues in recent years, with their experience at the top level ultimately feeding back into the domestic game and national team, China Daily Sports reported.
Shen Mengyu is one such starlet, whose goals and impressive performances for Celtic Women's FC have lit up the Scottish league. Signed by the famous Glasgow club last summer, Shen netted six times and contributed 10 assists across all competitions for Celtic in her debut European season. Meanwhile, forward Tang Jiali has also done China proud in the British game, with London club Tottenham HotspurTang joining Tottenham in July last year, on loan from Shanghai Shengli FC for the 2021-22 season.
The most famous of China's women's soccer exports remains Wang Shuang, who signed a two-year contract with French giants Paris Saint-Germain in 2018. She found the net seven times in the French top flight and became the first Chinese to score in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Wang, who goes by the nickname 'Lady Messi', cut short her PSG stay in 2019 as she struggled to adapt to life in France and balance club and country commitments.
