JEF finished at the bottom place in 2009 season and was relegated to J2 League first time in the club history.

In July 2010, Maki moved to Russian Premier League club FC Amkar Perm.

[4] Maki represented Japan in the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, contributing to their championship win by scoring 3 goals in the tournament.

In July 2005, Maki was selected Japan national team for 2005 East Asian Football Championship.

[5] In 2006, he was selected for Japan's World Cup squad and started a match against Brazil.

He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 Asian Cup finals and played four games.