Ernst "Erni" Maissen (born 1 January 1958) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder or striker during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.
[2] Maissen started his career well, in the next two league games Maissen also scored in each and he also scored a goal in his first European appearance on 14 September in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup match against Glentoran[3] In the test game against amateur club Derendingen on 6 October he netted his first hat-trick.
[4] Maissen spent seven years with the club and was part of the title winning sides of 1977 and 1980, before joining rivals FC Zürich in 1982.
[5] In the domestic league play-off match on 30 June 1987 he also scored four goals as Basel won 1–0 against Wettingen.
But after two seasons with the Young Boys he returned to Basel, who were still playing in the second tier of Swiss football.