M | Player Pics | A-Z of Players
Personal
Fullname: Shumaira Zion Mheuka
aka: Shim Mheuka
Born: 20 October 2007
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Signed: 02 September 2026 (on loan from Chelsea for 1 season)
Left: –
Position: Forward
Debut: –
Squad No.: 29
Internationals: […]
International Caps: [TBC at end of career]
International Goals: [TBC at end of career]
Biog
–
Quotes
–
Playing Career
[Table to indicate clubs played for, including dates, transfers and fees where known [e.g. soccerbase table]]
| APPEARANCES (subs) |
LEAGUE | SCOTTISH CUP | LEAGUE CUP | EUROPE | TOTAL |
| 2026-27 | |||||
| Goals | |||||
| 2027-28 | |||||
| Goals | |||||
| 2028-29 | |||||
| Goals | |||||
| 2029-30 | |||||
| Total | |||||
| Goals |
Honours with Celtic
(Honours are marked below in which the player has played in at least one of the matches in the campaign.)
Scottish League
- […]
Scottish Cup
- […]
Scottish League Cup
- […]
Pictures
Forums
Articles
Links
Notes
Articles
Celtic welcomes Shumaira Mheuka to the club
https://www.celticfc.com/news/2026/september/02/Celtic-welcomes-Shumaira-Mheuka-to-the-club/
By Celtic Football Club
Share
02 Sep 2026, 2:58 pm
The latest new player to join Celtic is Shim Mheuka who arrives on a year-long loan from English Premier League side Chelsea.
The striker recently signed a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge and is another addition to Martin O’Neill’s squad in this current transfer window.
He told CelticPlayer on signing for the Hoops: “It’s amazing. Walking in, I could feel the echo and the surround sound of the stadium. You almost feel the history as you walk in.
“It’s a real feeling. I wish everyone could feel it, an amazing feeling and I’m so, so happy to be here.
“This is something that I’ve been doing since I was a little kid. And to be able to do it in front of the Celts, the fans and show my ability in front of them, it’s something that I can’t wait to do. It’s almost a feeling of excitement rather than nerves.
“I can’t wait to score at Celtic Park. You know, I’ll be chasing that feeling every game, every chance that I get.
“I’m over the moon, buzzing to be here. I’m eager, if you can’t tell, so yeah, I’m ready. Let’s go.”
Celtic manager, Martin O’Neill said: “Shim has great quality, hence Chelsea extending his contract, however I think this period of his career, spent with us, will be beneficial to him and obviously to us.
“I look forward to working with him, he is a player who I think can give us another great attacking dimension and I’m sure he will make an important contribution to Celtic.”
Martin O’Neill – Shim Mheuka has all attributes to be a ‘proper’ player
https://celticshorts.com/2026/09/martin-oneill-shim-has-all-attributes-to-be-a-proper-player/
Martin O’Neill is convinced that Mheuka is going to make a great impact in the game
Mark DixonBy Mark DixonSeptember 7, 2026No Comments5 Mins Read
Martin O’Neill clearly knows a good centre forward when he sees one. Working with the likes of Henrik Larsson, John Hartson and Chris Sutton during his first spell at Celtic qualifies him to spot a top quality striker when he sees one…
So when the veteran Irishman talks up a player, you have no other option but to take his word on the matter.
18 year old Shim Mheuka who recently joined Celtic on a year long loan deal from Chelsea is a player who Martin reckons has all the attributes to go to the very top of the game.
The youngster introduced himself to the Celtic supporters from the bench against Aberdeen in midweek, and again in the 2-1 win over St Mirren on Saturday evening, scoring with a fine finish only to see it dubiously ruled out after a VAR fiasco which Willie Collum will have to explain on his VAR Review round-up this coming Friday.
Guesswork denies Shim Mheuka his first Celtic goal
The powerfully built youngster, also possess terrific technical ability, and knows the way to goal, so is very much a Martin O’Neill type of centre forward, and with a hectic run of games coming up, he could well get a chance to start in the midweek clash against St Johnstone in Perth.
Martin O’Neill is convinced that Mheuka is going to make a great impact in the game.
Shim Mheuka of Celtic shoots
“He is, honestly,” the Celtic manager began at his post match media conference on Saturday evening. “He could be a proper player in time.”
The Celtic boss also believes that the 18 year old could become a regular starter, reiterating his belief that he will learn more about his more inexperienced players when they’ve been thrown into the mix, and spoke about his pep talk with fellow new signing Mika Baur.
“I could see him starting, very easily. This is the whole point, we’ve got a couple of players who deep down you don’t really know exactly what they can do. Of course, we’ve studied them, but we know more after they’ve been thrown into these games.
“I was speaking to wee Mika Baur afterwards and I said: ‘Mika, these games are hard.’ He’s played in the Bundesliga Second Division, he just got into the big league. Sometimes they don’t realise how hard they are. But Big Shim looks as if he wants to adjust to it.”
High praise indeed from a legend of the game, Martin O’Neill. We could be about to see much more of Shim Mheuka who is extremely highly rated at Chelsea and looks set to have a great career ahead of him.
A year working with Martin O’Neill and playing for Celtic will help propel him forward to reach his own targets in the game. For us we look to have a huge talent on our hands, temporarily at least, so lets’s enjoy watching him in the Hoops while we can.
Just an Ordinary Bhoy