Request Date not display search as date picker but it display as input

Question

I work on jQuery data table i face issue request date not display search related as date picker
it display as input text
search is working on all columns and request date also as input text .

but only issue I can't solve it request date display as input text

desired result is to display request date as date picker and enable search

request date search working success but on header

I need to display it on row above or before header

why i try as below

<table id="dtbl" class="table table-bordered table-hover table-striped" style="width:100%;padding-left:5px;
padding-right:7px;">
        <thead>
            <tr style="background-color: #f2f2f2;">
 
                <th style="border: 1px solid black;">
                    Request No
                </th>
                <th style="border: 1px solid black;">
                    Employee No
                </th>
                <th style="border: 1px solid black;">
                    Employee Name
                </th>
                <th style="border: 1px solid black;">
                    Request Date 
                </th>
                <th style="border: 1px solid black;">
                Reason    
                </th>
 
            </tr>
        </thead>
 
        <tbody>
            @foreach (var item in Model)
            {
                <tr style="background-color: #f2f2f2;">
 
                    <td style="border: 1px solid black;">
                        @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.RequestNo)
                    </td>
                    <td style="border: 1px solid black;">
                        @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.EmpID)
                    </td>
                    <td style="border: 1px solid black;">
                        @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.EmpName)
                    </td>
                    <td style="border: 1px solid black;">
                        @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.ResignationSubmissionDate)
                    </td>
                    <td style="border: 1px solid black;">
                    @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Reason)
                    </td>
 
 
                </tr>
            }
        </tbody>
        <tfoot>
            <tr>
                <th>Request No</th>
                <th>Employee No</th>
                <th>Employee Name</th>
                <th>Request Date</th>
                <th>Reason</th>
 
            </tr>
 
        </tfoot>
    </table>
</div>
 
 $(document).ready(function () {
 
       new DataTable('#dtbl', {
           "dom": 'rtip',
           "order": [[0, 'desc'], [2, 'asc']],
           initComplete: function () {
               $('#dtbl tfoot tr').insertBefore($('#dtbl thead tr'))
               this.api()
                   .columns()
                   .every(function () {
                       let column = this;
                       let title = column.footer().textContent;
 
 
                       let input = document.createElement('input');
                       input.placeholder = title;
 
                       $(input).css({
                           "width": "100%",
                           "padding": "0",
                           "margin": "0",
                           "height": $(column.header()).height() + "px",
                           "box-sizing": "border-box"
                       });
                       column.footer().innerHTML = ''; // Clear the footer cell
                       column.footer().replaceChildren(input);
 
                       var input22;
                       if (title === "Request Date") {
 
                           let datepickerInput = document.createElement('input');
                           datepickerInput.type = "text";
                           datepickerInput.id = "datepicker";
                           datepickerInput.placeholder = "Search " + title;
                           $(datepickerInput).datepicker({
                               dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
                               onSelect: function (dateText) {
                                   column.search(dateText).draw();
                               }
                           });
 
                           column.header().appendChild(datepickerInput);
 
                       }
                       else {
                           $(this).html('<input type="text" placeholder="Search ' + title + '" />');
                       }
 
                       $(column.footer()).html(input);
                       input.addEventListener('keyup', () => {
                           if (column.search() !== this.value) {
                               column.search(input.value).draw();
                           }
                       });
                   });
           }
       });
 });

expected result as image below