Alick Leonard Maemae (born 10 December 1985) is a football

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

from the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

. He hails from Suraina, North East coast of

Malaita Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of 161,832 as of 2021, or more than a third of the entire national population. It is also the se ...

Club career

He played soccer at a very early age. His interest in soccer forced him to abandon secondary education back at his home village at Manasu'u. Inspired by the first Solomon Islands professional soccer player,

Batram Suri Batram Suri (born 2 November 1971) is a Solomon Islands professional footballer who played as either a striker or a midfielder. As one of the few Solomon Islandsers he played club football in New Zealand. He has almost 50 caps for the national t ...

who is his very close relative, Maemae went to

Honiara Honiara () is the capital and largest city of Solomon Islands, situated on the northwestern coast of Guadalcanal. , it had a population of 92,344 people. The city is served by Honiara International Airport and the seaport of Point Cruz, and lie ...

and started playing for Koloale FC. At Honiara, he started to gain popularity. The pacy and skilful, leftsided Maemae has played for

NZFC The New Zealand Football Championship ( mi, Te Whakataetae Whutupaoro a Aotearoa) was a men's association football league at the top of the New Zealand league system. Founded in 2004, the New Zealand Football Championship was the successor to a m ...

outfit

YoungHeart Manawatu Manawatu United (previously known as YoungHeart Manawatu) was a football club based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It participated in the New Zealand Football Championship, and fielded a youth side in the National Youth League. Their home g ...

, where he was joined by his compatriot Nelson Sale Kilifa. Other former clubs include Richmond Athletic,

Koloale FC Honiara Koloale FC, Honiara, is a Solomon Islands football club, playing in the Telekom S-League. They are based in Honiara. Their ground is Lawson Tama Stadium. Koloale FC has been one of Solomon Islands most successful clubs in recent years, winning t ...

and

Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues is a former Australian association football (soccer) club based in Epping, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed towards the end of 2004 from a merger of the senior teams of the Fawkner Blues (f ...

in Australia's

Victorian Premier League The National Premier Leagues Victoria, commonly known as NPL Victoria, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level within the Victorian soccer leagu ...

. In May 2010, he won the

Oceania Champions League The OFC Champions League, also known as the O-League, is the premier men's club soccer competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been ...

with

Hekari United Hekari United, formerly known as POM Souths, Souths United, PRK Souths United and Hekari Souths United, is a professional football club formed in 2006, based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The club holds the record for most titles in the Pa ...

. In September that year he followed his teammate and compatriot Stanley Waita to Amical FC.Amical snap up Maemae
- OFC

International career

He made his debut for the

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in 2004 against

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and collected 19 caps, scoring 5 goals.

Honours

: 1 :: 2009–10

References

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2008/2009 season stats
- NZFC 1985 births Living people People from Malaita Province Solomon Islands footballers Solomon Islands international footballers YoungHeart Manawatu players 2004 OFC Nations Cup players Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand Expatriate footballers in Papua New Guinea Expatriate footballers in Vanuatu Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Solomon Islands expatriate footballers Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in Vanuatu Association football midfielders {{Solomons-footy-bio-stub