Yanto Basna

Early career

Basna started his football career at the age of 15 and entered Deportivo Indonesia training program at the age of 17 in 2011. In 2013, Basna joined the Sriwijaya U21 team.

Mitra Kukar

Basna signed for Mitra Kukar in 2015. He helped his team to win the 2015 edition of General Sudirman Cup also becoming the best player of the tournament.

Persib Bandung

After his impressive performance with Mitra Kukar In 2016, Basna signed for Persib Bandung. but with Persib, Basna did not perform as well as in Mitra Kukar. This happened because Basna was more often plotted at right-back. In fact, his ideal position is a central defender. Basna initially wanted to be retained by Persib when he entered the 2017 season. However, there was a problem that Persib's manager, Umuh Muchtar, had said at the time that Basna's agent had asked for a threefold increase in the contract value if he wanted to keep the player. Finally, Persib chose not to renew Basna's contract.

Sriwijaya

Basna returned to Sriwijaya for Liga 1 2017. He made 24 appearances and scored one goal, helping his team finish 11th in the league.

Move to Thailand

When Basna decided to move to Thailand in early 2018, many offers came from big clubs such as Persipura Jayapura and several Malaysian clubs. The contract offered is also fantastic. However, he decided to go to Thailand. The former Sriwijaya player admitted that he was frustrated when he left for Thailand. The reason…

In 2014, Basna represented the Indonesia U-19, in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship. On 6 September 2016 Basna made his senior debut, in a 3–0 win against Malaysia. Basna was part of the team that reached the 2016 AFF Championship final Basna fell out of favour of new manager Luis Milla, thus saw him missing international games in 2017 until 2018. Basna regained his position back in the national team, after being selected by Simon McMenemy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Basna played his first match since 2016, on the second matchday of The World Cup qualifier against Thailand, where his team lost 3–0 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. On 19 November 2019, Basna first time captained the team against Malaysia at the fifth matchday of World Cup qualification, playing away at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Indonesia lost 2–0. Basna was deemed fault for the goals and his captaincy was questionable by the supporters, caretaker coach Yeyen Tumena admitted that Indonesian players were down mentally, as they have lost all 4 qualification matches. He stated that three senior players refused to be captains and participate in the press conference. He admitted that Basna is the only player who is willing to be the captain.

Club

As of match played 30 December 2025

International

As of match played 19 November 2019

Basna's parents are Ottys Basna Lestusen and Jekelina Yumamme. Basna has one older sister, one younger sister and two younger brothers, one of whom is a football player Elisa Basna. Basna is a graduate of Ragunan High School, he continued his education to Yogyakarta at Yogyakarta State University (UNY), the Teaching Faculty of Education with a concentration in sports. Basna's dad, Ottys Basna died before the match between Sriwijaya and Mitra Kukar. Basna used the prize money of the 2015 General Sudirman Cup best player to donate to Alfin Tuasalamony while treating his broken leg, some donated to the church, some distributed to his friends and the rest to his family.