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	53	(5)
2023–2024	→ BK Häcken (loan)	21	(7)
International career‡
2017	Zambia U20	13	(5)
2019	Zambia U23	3	(0)
2020–	Zambia	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

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 16 March 2025 ^[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	13	1	1	1	9 [c]	2	23	4
	Total		55	5	6	2	23	2	84	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			136	23	22	10	34	2	192	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, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025

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
	2025	1	0
Total		18	1

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan: 2019
• Svenska Cupen: 2017–18

Zambia U20

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2017

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

• 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)