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
Honiara 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, 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. 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==