Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 September 1999 | ||
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 | 42 | (4) |
2023–2024 | → BK Häcken (loan) | 19 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Zambia U20 | 13 | (5) |
2019 | Zambia U23 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Zambia | 16 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 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.
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 62 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 18 |
Djurgårdens IF
Zambia U20
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