Edward Chilufya
.jpg) Chilufya with Djurgården in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Chilufya Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kasama, Zambia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Mpande Academy | ||
| 2017–2018 | Djurgården | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Djurgården | 62 | (11) |
| 2022– | Midtjylland | 74 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | → Häcken (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Zambia U20 | 13 | (5) |
| 2019 | Zambia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Zambia | 19 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
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
[edit]Djurgårdens IF
[edit]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] He made his league debut in Allsvenskan in a 3–1 win over IFK Göteborg on 24 May 2018.[5]
Midtjylland
[edit]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, he 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]
On 3 July 2025, Chiluyfa and Midtjylland extended his contract until 31 December 2028.[10]
International career
[edit]Chilufya represented the Zambia under-20 national 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.[11] He ended with four goals, and was joint top scorer for the tournament.[12] He also represented the Zambia at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and helped his team make it into the quarterfinals of the competition.[13] He made three appearances for the Zambia U20s 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[14]
Chilufya was called up to the senior national 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.[15] He made his debut in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 9 October 2020.[16]
In December 2023, he was included in the squad of twenty-seven Zambian players selected by Avram Grant to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 May 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Djurgården | 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 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9[c] | 2 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Total | 74 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 112 | 9 | ||
| 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 | 155 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 220 | 38 | ||
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 25 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
Honours
[edit]Djurgårdens IF
Midtjylland
Zambia U20
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kasama proud of Edward Chilufya – DC – Zambia Daily Mail". www.daily-mail.co.zm.
- ↑ "DIF.se -Edward Chilufya är på plats". dif.se. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "DIF.se -Edward Chilufya klar för DIF". dif.se. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Djurgården vs. Häcken – 12 March 2018". Soccerway.
- ↑ "EFFEKTIVA BLÅRÄNDER BESEGRADE BLÅVITT – dif.se". dif.se. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "FC Midtjylland køber Edward Chilufya". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). 30 January 2022.
- ↑ Hoffskov, Ole (30 January 2022). "FC Midtjylland køber stor profil i Djurgården". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- ↑ BK Häcken lånar Edward Chilufya, bkhacken.se, 1 September 2023
- ↑ Han vender tilbage til FC Midtjylland, tipsbladet.dk, 2 June 2024
- ↑ Edward Chiluyfa forlænger med FC Midtjylland, fcm.dk, 3 July 2025
- ↑ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ↑ "Zambia crowned 2017 U20 AFCON champions – 2017 U20 Africa Cup of Nations – Senegal U20". African Football.
- ↑ "Chilufya joins U-20 World Cup squad". 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Zambia : Chilufya joins Zambia's COSAFA U20 camp". 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Edward Chilufya Out of Nigeria Clash – Zambia Reports". 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Kenya vs. Zambia - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
- ↑ "E.Chilufya". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ Thrane, Kasper (14 May 2026). "Midtjysk dødbold afgjorde grim pokalfinale" [Midtjylland set piece settled ugly cup final]. DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Profile Archived 3 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine at the FC Midtjylland website
- Edward Chilufya at Soccerway
- Edward Chilufya at ESPN FC
- CAF Online Profile
- DIF profile (in Swedish)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Kasama District
- 21st-century Zambian sportsmen
- Zambian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Zambia men's international footballers
- Zambia men's under-20 international footballers
- Zambia men's youth international footballers
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Allsvenskan players
- Danish Superliga players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- FC Midtjylland players
- BK Häcken players
- Zambian expatriate men's footballers
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Zambian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark