ES Sétif 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. On 18 June 2011 Djahnit made his professional debut for the club as a starter in a league match against
AS Khroub. 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.
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
Al-nasr 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
ES Sétif. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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==