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

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from the

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. He hails from Suraina, North East coast of

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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 who is his very close relative, Maemae went to

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

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

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, Koloale FC Honiara and

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in Australia's

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. In May 2010, he won the

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with

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. In September that year he followed his teammate and compatriot Stanley Waita to Amical FC.

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

Hekari United *

: 2009–10 Solomon Islands *

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: runner-up

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References

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