"She can play on both wings and also brings a lot of tactical flexibility in defence but also in attack," said Achim Feifel, Bayer 04 Women's team sporting director: "She has been able to collect a lot of experience in Europe at clubs in Portugal and Scotland although she is still a young player."
Shen, who comes from the Chinese coastal province of Jiangsu, secured the Scottish Women's Premier League title for the first time in May after winning the Women’s Scottish Cup the previous season. She scored four goals and provided five assists in 27 games. Shen moved to Europe at the age of 19 and first played for Sporting CP and Atletico Ouriense in Portugal. The transfer to Celtic came in 2022. She made her full international debut for China against Thailand last October.
"Leverkusen are a big name in football with a great history and great fans. I'd like to enjoy top football here," said Shen: "I've played in several countries. I want to show my quality at Leverkusen and help the team to score lots of goals."
While most of the players from the Bayer 04 Women's Bundesliga squad are enjoying their summer break, four players are again away on international duty. Three of them are in action in the UEFA Women's Nations League and three are away with Germany junior teams.
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Welcome, Erik ten Hag! Bayer 04 have appointed the 55-year-old Dutchman as the new head coach on a contract to 30 June 2027. Bayer04.de provides a closer introduction to ten Hag who recently coached the English club Manchester United and above all had great success at Ajax.
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Bayer 04 were in the Bundesliga title race well into spring and also progressed to the latter stages of the DFB Pokal. Ultimately, the team were unable to defend either title, but the Werkself did set a new Bundesliga record in their final game of the season, having bid an emotional farewell to Xabi Alonso and Jonathan Tah at the BayArena the previous week. It was the end of an era, as bayer04.de looks back on the 2024/25 season, with part two looking at January through to May.
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With the clash at Mainz 05 on the 34th and final matchday of the 2024/25 Bundesliga, another eventful season came to an end. The Werkself finished as runners-up in second place and can be proud of the joint third-best points tally in the club's history. Bayer04.de takes a look back - firstly at the period from the summer until the end of the year, in which the Werkself had to deal with high expectations and fluctuated between impressive performances, squandered leads and absolute top form.
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Bayer 04 will carry out important optimisations and maintenance work on the club's digital platforms from 09:00 on 26 May until likely 30 May.
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