Akram Djahnit (; born 3 April 1991) is an Algerian

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player who currently plays for

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne (), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional association football, football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are bl ...

in the

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Club career

ES Sétif

Born in

Sétif Sétif () is the capital city of the Sétif Province and the 5th most populous city of Algeria, with an estimated population of 1.866.845 in 2017). It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is c ...

, Djahnit began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club

. In 2010, he was a member of Sétif under-20 team that won the Algerian Junior Cup, beating

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad (); known as CR Belouizdad or simply CRB for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algeria, that plays in the Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top flight of Algerian football. The club has com ...

12–11 in the

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in the final after the game had ended 0-0. On 18 June 2011 Djahnit made his professional debut for the club as a starter in a league match against

AS Khroub Association Sportive d'El Khroub (), known as AS Khroub or simply ASK for short, is an Algerian football club in the city of El Khroub in Constantine Province. Founded in 1927. The club colours are white and Red. Their home stadium, Abed Hamdan ...

. A week later, on 25 June 2011, he scored his first goal for

in a 3–1 loss to

CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Chabab Ahly Bordj Bou Arréridj (), known as CA Bord Bou Arréridj or simply CABBA for short, is an Algerian Association football, football club based in Bordj Bou Arreridj. The club was founded in 1931 and its colours are yellow and black. The ...

Al-Arabi SC

In July 2015, Djahnit signed a two-year contract with Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 win versus

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in the league on 11 November 2015. In January 2016, Djahnit reached a mutual agreement with Al-Arabi to terminate his contract.

ES Sétif

After terminating his contract with Al-Arabi, Djahnit returned to his former club

USM Alger

On 22 August 2022, former

captain Akram Djahnit has just signed with

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...

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. On 3 June 2023, Djahnit won the first title with

by winning the

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after defeating

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of Tanzania, Djahnit became the first Algerian player to win all possible titles locally and continentally. 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 Boualem Charef (; is an Algerian football manager and retired professional player. Career Boualem Charef was a graduate of the Institut des Sciences et Technologies du Sport in Algiers. During his studies there, he was also the assistant coach to ...

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, but without being able to reach his best levels and his performance was not the same as he was presenting with

. On 15 September 2023, Djahnit won the

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title after winning against

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, it is the second African title in three months. On 28 January 2024, Akram Djahnit scored his first goal with USM Alger against

NC Magra Nedjm Chabab Magra (), known as NC Magra or NCM for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Magra in the M'Sila Province. The club was founded in 1998 and its colours are Blue and white. Their home stadium, Boucheligue Brothers ...

in the

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from a direct foul. On 8 March 2024, Djahnit scored the first hat-trick in his football career against MB Rouissat in the

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in a match that ended with a record score of 8–0. 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.

International career

On 23 September 2011 Djahnit was called up by

Azzedine Aït Djoudi Azzedine Aït Djoudi (; born January 24, 1967) is an Algerian football manager. Managerial career From a young age (10 years), he began a football career at JS Kabylie in which he moved up the levels to reach the status of the ISTS professionnel ...

to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a two-week training camp at the

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's training facilities in Sidi Moussa. He has 1 cap for the team.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

ES Sétif *

: 2011–12,

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, 2014–15, 2016–17 *

: 2011–12 *

Algerian Super Cup The Algerian Super Cup () is an Algerian football competition, held as a game between the reigning champions of the Algerian League and the Algerian Cup. The first edition was held in 1981 and then again in 1992, 1994 and 1995 before being scrapp ...

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CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club (association football), club football competition organized by the Conf ...

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USM Alger *

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* CAF Super Cup:

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References

External links

DZFoot.com Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Djahnit, Akram 1991 births Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algerian men's footballers ES Sétif players Living people Algeria men's under-23 international footballers Footballers from Sétif Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players Algerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Men's association football midfielders Kuwait Premier League players 21st-century Algerian sportsmen Algeria men's A' international footballers 2022 African Nations Championship players CAF Champions League–winning players