Panathinaikos Basinas started his career with Greek side
Panathinaikos, during his time at Panathinaikos he won both the
league and the
Greek Football Cup in 2004. After a row broke out between Basinas, the manager and the Panathinaikos board over wages, Basinas was released on 21 September 2005, which brought an end to a career at the club which lasted over ten years, during this time he made over 150 appearances for the club scoring many crucial goals both domestically and in European competitions. ( He played 153 games (26 goals, five assists) with the club in all competitions).
Mallorca Although rumored to go to
Birmingham City,
Everton,
AEK Athens and
Olympiacos during the 2006 winter transfer window, Basinas signed a contract with
Mallorca preferring to leave Greece and join the Spanish
Primera División. In the second half of the 2005–06 season, Basinas completed a successful first period at Mallorca, helping to save the team from relegation proving a key part of the struggling team's survival. In his second year at the club he helped the team to finish in seventh position, one point from European qualification. He was released by Mallorca on 1 July 2008 after his -year contract came to an end. He played 81 games (one goal, one assist) with the club in all competitions.
AEK Athens On 31 July 2008, Basinas signed a three-year contract of €1.4 million per annum with
AEK Athens, choosing the number 14. Despite the pre-season odds, AEK underachieved during the first half of the season and lost the title race too early, making Basinas favourable towards a new move during the winter transfer period.
Portsmouth On 2 February 2009,
Portsmouth confirmed the signing of Basinas on an eighteen-month contract. He made his debut for Portsmouth on 7 February 2009 against
Liverpool. Just a few hours after his debut, manager
Tony Adams, who brought Basinas in, was sacked by the club and replaced by
Paul Hart. Under the new manager, Basinas hardly played and was benched for the rest of the season after only making three appearances for Portsmouth. Despite little playing time in his first season at Portsmouth, Basinas stated that he wanted to stay at the club. When
Avram Grant became the manager of the club, Basinas had continued to impress for Portsmouth when called upon and a poll among Portsmouth fans on 23 January 2010, showed that he's appreciated by the fans. 77% of fans believe that "Basinas has the creative touch and must play", while only 2% believed he should leave the club. With Portsmouth Basinas reached the
2010 FA Cup Final against
Chelsea of
Carlo Ancelotti, but he was left out of the matchday squad.{{cite news
Arles-Avignon In the summer 2010, Basinas moved to
Arles, with his teammate
Angelos Charisteas, in the
Ligue 1. He made his debut on 21 August 2010 in a 2–1 away defeat against
Toulouse. Basinas made a total of five appearances in Ligue 1 and
French Cup. The contract was broken two months later. ==International career==