Yanto Basna

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Rudolof Yanto Basna, born on 12 June 1995 in Sorong, Indonesia, is an Indonesian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Waanal Brothers in Liga Nusantara. He started playing football as a teenager and joined Deportivo Indonesia’s program in 2011, later moving to Persib Bandung’s youth system and Sriwijaya’s U21 team. Basna’s senior career began with Mitra Kukar (2015–2016), where he helped win the 2015 General Sudirman Cup and was named the tournament’s best player. He then played for Persib Bandung (2016), Sriwijaya (2017), Khon Kaen (2018) in Thailand, and Sukhothai (2018–2019). He joined PT Prachuap in 2020, then Bhayangkara (2022–2023), Kalteng Putra (2023), returned to PT Prachuap in 2024, and later moved to Persewar Waropen (2025) before joining Waanal Brothers.

Internationally, Basna represented Indonesia at U19 level and earned 14 caps for the senior national team from 2016 to 2019, making his senior debut in 2016 against Malaysia. He was part of the squad that reached the AFF Championship final in 2016 and even captained the national team in 2019 during World Cup qualification matches. Basna is known for his strong defensive skills, especially during his time with Khon Kaen in Thailand, where fans called him “The wall of Khon Kaen.”

Basna comes from a family with parents Ottys Basna Lestusen and Jekelina Yumamme and has siblings, including a footballer brother Elisa Basna. He studied at Ragunan High School and later attended Yogyakarta State University, focusing on sports education. His father passed away before a Mitra Kukar–Sriwijaya match, and Basna once donated prize money from the 2015 Sudirman Cup to a teammate and to charity.