Edward Chilufya

Edward Chilufya
Chilufya with Djurgården in 2020
Personal information
Full name Edward Chilufya Jr.
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia
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 75 (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 2 September 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

Djurgårdens IF

A product of the Mpande Academy in Zambia, Chilufya started training with Djurgården in June 2017. He signed his first professional contract with Djurgården on 15 February 2018. Chilufya made his professional debut for Djurgårdens in a 1–0 Svenska Cupen win over BK Häcken on 12 March 2018. He made his league debut in Allsvenskan in a 3–1 win over IFK Göteborg on 24 May 2018.

Midtjylland

On 30 January 2022, Chilufya signed with Danish Superliga club Midtjylland, penning a deal keeping him in Herning until December 2026.

On 1 September 2023, he returned to Sweden, signing a one-year loan with BK Häcken. He returned to Midtjylland in the summer 2024 after the loan spell.

On 3 July 2025, Chiluyfa and Midtjylland extended his contract until 31 December 2028.

International career

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. He ended with four goals, and was joint top scorer for the tournament. 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. He made three appearances for the Zambia U20s 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup.

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. He made his debut in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 9 October 2020.

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

Club

As of match played 2 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Djurgården 2018 Allsvenskan 802120141
2019 Allsvenskan 914000131
2020 Allsvenskan 1622030212
2021 Allsvenskan 29856003414
Total 6211157508218
Midtjylland 2021–22 Superliga 1333000163
2022–23 Superliga 26121120402
2023–24 Superliga 30002050
2024–25 Superliga 2031192306
2025–26 Danish Superliga 1213080231
2026–27 Danish Superliga 10000010
Total 758922921139
Häcken (loan) 2023 Allsvenskan 851160156
2024 Allsvenskan 11200—112
Total 1971160268
Career total 15626251040222138
  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. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zambia 202010
202130
202230
202350
202451
202510
Total181

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

Midtjylland

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.
  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. ↑ Edward Chiluyfa forlænger med FC Midtjylland, fcm.dk, 3 July 2025
  11. ↑ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  12. ↑ "Zambia crowned 2017 U20 AFCON champions – 2017 U20 Africa Cup of Nations – Senegal U20". African Football.
  13. ↑ "Chilufya joins U-20 World Cup squad". 21 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "Zambia : Chilufya joins Zambia's COSAFA U20 camp". 4 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Edward Chilufya Out of Nigeria Clash – Zambia Reports". 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Kenya vs. Zambia - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
  17. ↑ "E.Chilufya". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  18. ↑ 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.