Alick Leonard Maemae is a football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 from the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

 who currently plays for Vanuatuan side Amical FC.

He hails from Suraina, North East coast of Malaita

Malaita

Malaita is the largest island of the Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands. A tropical and mountainous island, Malaita's pristine river systems and tropical forests have not been exploited. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with 140,000 people or more than a third of the...

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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

Batram Suri is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as either a striker or a midfielder and is currently playing for Amicalin the Matson's Premier Football League....

 who is his very close relative, Maemae went to Honiara

Honiara

Honiara, population 49,107 , 78,190 , is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town...

 and started playing for Koloale FC. At Honiara, he started to gain popularity.

The pacy and skilful, leftsided Maemae has played for NZFC outfit YoungHeart Manawatu

YoungHeart Manawatu

YoungHeart Manawatu is a football club is based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It participates in the ASB Premiership and their home ground is Memorial Park.- History :...

, where he was joined by his compatriot Nelson Sale Kilifa

Nelson Sale Kilifa

Nelson Sale Kilifa is a Solomon Islands football defender who currently plays for DJ League's Top 8 side Makuru FC.-Club career:...

. Other former clubs include Richmond Athletic

Richmond Athletic F.C.

Richmond Athletic FC is a New Zealand soccer club, based in the South Island town of Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand. Their home ground is Jubilee Park....

, Koloale FC Honiara

Koloale FC Honiara

Koloale FC is a Solomon Islands football clubs, playing in the Honiara FA League and in the Solomon Islands National Club Championship.Koloale FC has been one of the Solomon Islands most successful clubs in recent years, winning the Honiara FA League in 2001, 2003 and 2008; and the Solomon Islands...

 and Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues

Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues

Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues is a former Australian association football 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 and Whittlesea Stallions , and played in the 2005 and 2006...

 in Australia's Victorian Premier League

Victorian Premier League

The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

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In May 2010, he won the Oceania Champions League with Hekari United. In September that year he followed his teammate and compatriot Stanley Waita to Amical FC.

International career

He made his debut for the Solomon Islands national football team

Solomon Islands national football team

The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation. The team shocked the football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup , tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand for second place and a spot...

 in 2004 against Vanuatu

Vanuatu national football team

The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.-History:It was known as the New Hebrides national football team until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973,...

and collected 19 caps, scoring 5 goals.

External links

• Career stats - National Football Teams
• 2008/2009 season stats - NZFC