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Edward Chilufya Jr. (born 17 September 1999) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.

Edward Chilufya

Chilufya in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Kasama, Zambia[1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Midtjylland
Number	18
Youth career
2016–2017	Mpande Academy
2017–2018	Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Djurgårdens IF	62	(11)
2022–	Midtjylland	8	(1)
National team‡
2017	Zambia U20	13	(5)
2019	Zambia U23	3	(0)
2020–	Zambia	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 April 2022

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]

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 December 2021[14]

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			62	11	15	7	5	0	82	18

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan: 2019
• Svenska Cupen: 2017–18

Zambia U20

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2017

References

External links

• Edward Chilufya at Soccerway
• ESPN Profile
• CAF Online Profile
• DIF profile (in Swedish)

На других языках

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- [en] Edward Chilufya

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[fr] Edward Chilufya

Edward Chilufya, né le 17 septembre 1999 à Kasama en Zambie, est un footballeur international zambien. Il évolue au poste d'ailier gauche au FC Midtjylland.

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[it] Edward Chilufya

Edward Chilufya (Kasama, 17 settembre 1999) è un calciatore zambiano, attaccante del Midtjylland.

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[ru] Чилуфья, Эдвард

Эдвард Чилуфья (англ. Edward Chilufya; род. 17 сентября 1999[1], Касама) — замбийский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Мидтьюлланн» и национальной сборной Замбии.

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