Edward Chilufya

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

Edward Chilufya
Chilufya in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 BK Häcken
(on loan from Midtjylland)
Youth career
2016–2017 Mpande Academy
2017–2018 Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Djurgårdens IF 62 (11)
2022– Midtjylland 42 (4)
2023– → BK Häcken (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Zambia U20 13 (5)
2019 Zambia U23 3 (0)
2020– Zambia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2023

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]

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

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

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 December 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Djurgårdens IF 2018 Allsvenskan 802120141
2019 Allsvenskan 914000131
2020 Allsvenskan 1622030212
2021 Allsvenskan 29856003414
Total 6211157508218
Midtjylland 2021–22 Superliga 00000000
Career total 6211157508218

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. Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  10. "Zambia crowned 2017 U20 AFCON champions – 2017 U20 Africa Cup of Nations – Senegal U20". African Football.
  11. "Chilufya joins U-20 World Cup squad". 21 April 2017.
  12. "Zambia : Chilufya joins Zambia's COSAFA U20 camp". 4 December 2017.
  13. "Edward Chilufya Out of Nigeria Clash – Zambia Reports". 4 October 2017.
  14. "Kenya vs. Zambia - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  15. "E.Chilufya". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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