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 Honiara and started playing for Koloale FC.
The pacy and skilful, leftsided Maemae has played for NZFC outfit YoungHeart Manawatu, where he was joined by his compatriot Nelson Sale Kilifa.
Other former clubs include Richmond Athletic, Koloale FC Honiara and Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues in Australia's Victorian Premier League.
[2] He made his debut for the Solomon Islands national football team in 2004 against Vanuatu and collected 19 caps, scoring 5 goals.