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Zambian footballer (born 1999)

Edward Chilufya
Chilufya in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Midtjylland
Number 14
Youth career
2016–2017 Mpande Academy
2017–2018 Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Djurgårdens IF 62 (11)
2022– Midtjylland 52 (5)
2023–2024 → BK Häcken (loan) 19 (7)
International career
2017 Zambia U20 13 (5)
2019 Zambia U23 3 (0)
2020– Zambia 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

Edward Chilufya Jr. (born 17 September 1999) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland, and the Zambia national team.

Club career

Djurgårdens IF

A product of the Mpande Academy in Zambia, Chilufya started training with Djurgården in June 2017. He signed his first professional contract with Djurgården on 15 February 2018. Chilufya made his professional debut for Djurgårdens in a 1–0 Svenska Cupen win over BK Häcken on 12 March 2018. Chilufya made his league debut in Allsvenskan in a 1–3 win over IFK Göteborg on 24 May 2018.

Midtjylland

On 30 January 2022, Chilufya signed with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland, penning a deal keeping him in Herning until December 2026.

On 1 September 2023, Chilufya returned to Sweden, signing a one-year loan with BK Häcken. He returned to Midtjylland in the summer 2024 after the loan spell.

International career

Chilufya represented the Zambia national under-20 football team at the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. He helped Zambia win the tournament, scoring in the final against the Senegal U20s in a 2–0 win on 12 March 2017. Chilufya ended with 4 goals, and was joint top scorer for the tournament. Chilufya also represented the Zambia at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and helped his team make it into the quarterfinals of the competition. He also made 3 appearances for the Zambia U20s 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup.

Chilufya was called up to the senior Zambia national football team for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Nigeria on 7 October 2017, but could not make the roster because of paperwork issues. He made his debut in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 9 October 2020.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Djurgårdens IF 2018 Allsvenskan 8 0 2 1 2 0 14 1
2019 Allsvenskan 9 1 4 0 0 0 13 1
2020 Allsvenskan 16 2 2 0 3 0 21 2
2021 Allsvenskan 29 8 5 6 0 0 34 14
Total 62 11 15 7 5 0 82 18
Midtjylland 2021–22 Superliga 13 3 3 0 0 0 16 3
2022–23 Superliga 26 1 2 1 12 0 40 2
2023–24 Superliga 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
2024–25 Superliga 10 1 1 1 8 2 19 4
Total 52 5 6 2 22 2 80 6
BK Häcken (loan) 2023 Allsvenskan 8 5 1 1 6 0 15 6
2024 Allsvenskan 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
Total 19 7 1 1 6 0 26 8
Career total 133 23 22 10 33 2 188 35
  1. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 6 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Zambia 2020 1 0
2021 3 0
2022 3 0
2023 5 0
2024 5 1
Total 17 1

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

Zambia U20

References

  1. "Kasama proud of Edward Chilufya – DC – Zambia Daily Mail". www.daily-mail.co.zm.
  2. "DIF.se -Edward Chilufya är på plats". dif.se. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. "DIF.se -Edward Chilufya klar för DIF". dif.se. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "Djurgården vs. Häcken – 12 March 2018 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. "EFFEKTIVA BLÅRÄNDER BESEGRADE BLÅVITT – dif.se". dif.se. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. "FC Midtjylland køber Edward Chilufya". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). 30 January 2022.
  7. Hoffskov, Ole (30 January 2022). "FC Midtjylland køber stor profil i Djurgården". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  8. BK Häcken lånar Edward Chilufya, bkhacken.se, 1 September 2023
  9. Han vender tilbage til FC Midtjylland, tipsbladet.dk, 2 June 2024
  10. Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  11. "Zambia crowned 2017 U20 AFCON champions – 2017 U20 Africa Cup of Nations – Senegal U20". African Football.
  12. "Chilufya joins U-20 World Cup squad". 21 April 2017.
  13. "Zambia : Chilufya joins Zambia's COSAFA U20 camp". 4 December 2017.
  14. "Edward Chilufya Out of Nigeria Clash – Zambia Reports". 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  15. "Kenya vs. Zambia - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  16. "E.Chilufya". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

External links

FC Midtjylland – current squad
Zambia squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Zambia
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations awards
Golden player
Top goalscorer
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