# Edward Chilufya

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. Chilufya made his league debut in Allsvenskan in a 1–3 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, Chilufya returned to Sweden, signing a one-year loan with BK Häcken. He returned to Midtjylland in the summer 2024 after the loan spell.

## 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. Chilufya ended with 4 goals, and was joint top scorer for the tournament. 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. He also made 3 appearances for the Zambia U20s 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup.
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. He made his debut in a friendly 2–1 loss to Kenya on 9 October 2020.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Total | Total | 62 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 18 |
| Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Superliga | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Midtjylland | 2022–23 | Superliga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Midtjylland | 2023–24 | Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | 2024–25 | Superliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 4 |
| Midtjylland | Total | Total | 54 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 83 | 6 |
| BK Häcken (loan) | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| BK Häcken (loan) | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| BK Häcken (loan) | Total | Total | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 135 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 191 | 35 |
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 6 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Zambia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Zambia | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Zambia | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Zambia | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Zambia | 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 17 | 1 |

## Honours

Djurgårdens IF
* Allsvenskan: 2019
* Svenska Cupen: 2017–18
Zambia U20
* Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2017