Prisca Chilufya[4] (born 8 June 1999) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil side FC Juárez and the Zambia women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 June 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kitwe, Zambia[2] | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juárez | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 20??–2020 | Red Arrows | ||
| 2021 | BIIK Kazygurt | ||
| 2022 | Tomiris-Turan | ||
| 2023 | Fatih Karagümrük | 7 | (4) |
| 2023– | Juárez | 13 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Zambia | 1+ | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2018 | |||
Club career edit
Chilufya has played for Red Arrows FC.[5] She was signed from Arrows to BIIK Kazygurt on a two-year deal in 2021, where she joined her Zambia teammate Racheal Kundananji.[6] She featured in both of Kazygurt's games versus Bayern Munich in the 2020-1 UEFA Women's Champions League, in which they lost 9-1 on aggregate.[7]
She remained in the Kazakhstan Women's Football Championship for the beginning of the 2022/23 season with Tomiris Turan. She scored a double hat-trick and two assists in a single match in which Tomirus Turan beat Sdyusshor 10-1.[8]
Chilufya then returned to the Red Arrows for the remainder of the 2022/23 season where she scored 10 goals in 16 games.[9] She then had a brief spell at Fatih Karagumruk.[9]
She signed a two-year contract with FC Juarez in summer 2023.[9]
International career edit
Chilufya has been regularly called up for Zambia at senior level since she featured in the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics in 2018.[3][6]
She played for Zambia at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship. She was left out of the Zambia squad's for both the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations squad because of gender eligibility rules, due to her testosterone levels.[10]
Chilufya was recalled to the national team for a 2022 friendly against the Netherlands.[10] She appeared in training prior to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the team's first appearance in the tournament, but she did not make the final squad.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "PRISCA CHILUFYA - Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF".
- ^ a b "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "WULFZ FATİH KARAGÜMRÜK FENERBAHÇE A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF".
- ^ "Senior Shipolopolo team step up preps for Tanzania". Lusaka Voice. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b Ahmadu, Samuel (22 February 2021). "Prisca Chilufya: Zambia striker joins compatriot Kundananji at BIIK Kazygurt from Red Arrows". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "PRISCA CHILUFYA". ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Kaumba Chikenge, Calvin (20 May 2023). "Prisca Chilufya explains why she dresses like a man". Bola News. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Prisca Chilufya Joins Mexican Club". Bola News. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b "A touching story of the Zambian midfielder Prisca Chilufya who could not play for her country because of CAF's 'discriminatory' gender verification rules". Zambian Observer. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
External links edit
- Prisca Chilufya at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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