Edward Chilufya
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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Chilufya | ||
Date of birth | September 17, 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Kasama, Zambia[1] | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club 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 | 22 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Zambia U20 | 13 | (5) |
2019 | Zambia U-23 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2018 |
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 November 2018[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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
References
- "Kasama proud of Edward Chilufya – DC – Zambia Daily Mail". www.daily-mail.co.zm.
- "DIF.se -Edward Chilufya är på plats". dif.se. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- "DIF.se -Edward Chilufya klar för DIF". dif.se. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- "Djurgården vs. Häcken - 12 March 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- "EFFEKTIVA BLÅRÄNDER BESEGRADE BLÅVITT - dif.se". dif.se. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- "Zambia crowned 2017 U20 AFCON champions - 2017 U20 Africa Cup of Nations - Senegal U20". African Football.
- "Chilufya joins U-20 World Cup squad". 21 April 2017.
- "Zambia : Chilufya joins Zambia's COSAFA U20 camp". 4 December 2017.
- "Edward Chilufya Out of Nigeria Clash - Zambia Reports". 4 October 2017.
- "E.Chilufya". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2018.