Akram Djahnit (Arabic: أكرم جحنيط; born 3 April 1991) is an Algerian football player who currently plays for ES Sétif in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1]
Born in Sétif, Djahnit began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club ES Sétif. In 2010, he was a member of Sétif under-20 team that won the Algerian Junior Cup, beating CR Belouizdad 12–11 in the penalty shoot-out in the final after the game had ended 0-0.[2] On 18 June 2011 Djahnit made his professional debut for the club as a starter in a league match against AS Khroub.[3] A week later, on 25 June 2011, he scored his first goal for ES Sétif in a 3–1 loss to CA Bordj Bou Arréridj.[4]
In July 2015, Djahnit signed a two-year contract with Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi.[5] He scored his first goal in a 1–0 win versus Al-nasr in the league on 11 November 2015. In January 2016, Djahnit reached a mutual agreement with Al-Arabi to terminate his contract.[6]
After terminating his contract with Al-Arabi, Djahnit returned to his former club ES Sétif.[6]
On 22 August 2022, former ES Sétif captain Akram Djahnit has just signed with USM Alger for the next two seasons as the Latest recruits, Djahnit decided to submitting his case to the National Dispute Resolution Chamber which agreed with him, therefore terminating his contract.[7] On 3 June 2023, Djahnit won the first title with USM Alger by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania, Djahnit became the first Algerian player to win all possible titles locally and continentally.[8][9] Considered one of the most prominent recruits of USM Alger in the summer of 2022, Djahnit had a season far beyond expectations and had enough opportunity to play with either Boualem Charef or Abdelhak Benchikha, but without being able to reach his best levels and his performance was not the same as he was presenting with ES Sétif.[10] On 15 September 2023, Djahnit won the CAF Super Cup title after winning against Al Ahly, it is the second African title in three months.[11]
On 28 January 2024, Akram Djahnit scored his first goal with USM Alger against NC Magra in the Ligue 1 from a direct foul. On 8 March 2024, Djahnit scored the first hat-trick in his football career against MB Rouissat in the Algerian Cup in a match that ended with a record score of 8–0.[12] Djahnit although his level was not satisfactory and the fans did not accept his participation in the matches, coach Juan Carlos Garrido insists on relying on him.[13]
On 23 September 2011 Djahnit was called up by Azzedine Aït Djoudi to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a two-week training camp at the Algerian Football Federation's training facilities in Sidi Moussa.[14] He has 1 cap for the team.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ES Sétif | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5[b] | 1 | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10[e] | 3 | — | 37 | 6 | |||
| Total | 87 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 21 | ||
| Al-Arabi | 2015–16 | KPL | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| ES Sétif | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[f] | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[f] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7[f] | 1 | 4[g] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 5 | — | 6[a] | 1 | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 5 | — | 13[f] | 2 | — | 38 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 149 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 207 | 34 | ||
| USM Alger | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 66 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 294 | 40 | 36 | 10 | 76 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 412 | 62 | ||
ES Sétif
USM Alger
