Edward Chilufya

Edward Chilufya
Chilufya in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia[1]
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 51 (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 29 September 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.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Djurgården on 15 February 2018.[3] Chilufya made his professional debut for Djurgårdens in a 1–0 Svenska Cupen win over BK Häcken on 12 March 2018.[4] Chilufya made his league debut in Allsvenskan in a 1–3 win over IFK Göteborg on 24 May 2018.[5]

Midtjylland

On 30 January 2022, Chilufya signed with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland, penning a deal keeping him in Herning until December 2026.[6][7]

On 1 September 2023, Chilufya returned to Sweden, signing a one-year loan with BK Häcken.[8] He returned to Midtjylland in the summer 2024 after the loan spell.[9]

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.[10] Chilufya ended with 4 goals, and was joint top scorer for the tournament.[11] 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.[12] He also made 3 appearances for the Zambia U20s 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[13]

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.[14] He made his debut in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 9 October 2020.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 October 2024[16]
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[a] 0 40 2
2023–24 Superliga 3 0 0 0 2[b] 0 5 0
2024–25 Superliga 9 1 1 1 6[c] 2 16 4
Total 51 5 6 2 20 2 77 6
BK Häcken (loan) 2023 Allsvenskan 8 5 1 1 6[d] 0 15 6
2024 Allsvenskan 11 2 0 0 — 11 2
Total 19 7 1 1 6 0 26 8
Career total 132 23 22 10 31 2 185 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, two 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.