Edward Chilufya

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Edward Chilufya
Personal information
Full name Edward Chilufya
Date of birth (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Kasama, Zambia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Djurgårdens IF
Number 14
Youth career
2016–2017 Mpande Academy
2017–2018 Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Djurgårdens IF 33 (3)
International career‡
2017 Zambia U20 13 (5)
2020– Zambia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 May 2018

Edward "Tiger" Chilufya Jr (born 17 September 1999) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Swedish club Djurgårdens IF in the Allsvenskan.

Career

Club

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]

International

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.[6] Chilufya ended with 4 goals, and was joint top scorer for the tournament.[7] 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.[8] He also made 3 appearances for the Zambia U20s 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup.[9]

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.[10] He made his debut in a friendly 2-1 loss to Kenya on 9 October 2020.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2018[12]
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 1 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0

Honours

International

Zambia U20

Club

Djurgårdens IF

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. ^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  7. ^ "Zambia crowned 2017 U20 AFCON champions – 2017 U20 Africa Cup of Nations – Senegal U20". African Football.
  8. ^ "Chilufya joins U-20 World Cup squad". 21 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Zambia : Chilufya joins Zambia's COSAFA U20 camp". 4 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Edward Chilufya Out of Nigeria Clash – Zambia Reports". 4 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Kenya vs. Zambia - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "E.Chilufya". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

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