Ali Coote
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alistair Coote | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dundee United | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tayport Thistle | |||
| Dundee United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Dundee United | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → East Fife (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Scotland U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2014– | Scotland U17 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:43, 16 July 2016 (UTC). | |||
Alistair "Ali" Coote (born 11 June 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dundee United. He has represented Scotland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level. He made his debut for Dundee United in April 2015 and had a loan spell with East Fife in 2016.
Early life
Coote was born in Bedford, England, but grew up in Scotland. He lived in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, and played youth football for Tayport Thistle before joining the Dundee United Academy based at St John's Roman Catholic High School in Dundee.[1] His performances at youth level saw him named by stv.tv as one of their "Fourteen for '14" and described as "the next big thing to break through at Tannadice".[2]
Playing career
Club
Coote signed his first professional contract with Dundee United in June 2014.[1] He made his competitive first team debut aged 16 as a substitute against Aberdeen at Pittodrie on 18 April 2015.[3]
On 22 January 2016, Coote joined Scottish League Two side East Fife on loan until June 2016.[4] He made his debut for East Fife the following day, scoring the third goal in a 3–1 win over East Stirlingshire.[5] After returning from loan in May 2016 following the end of the League Two season, Coote appeared as a substitute in Dundee United's 3–2 win away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. With league rules stating that a player returning from loan after 31 March is not eligible to play for his parent club during the same season, the rule breach led to the club being deducted three points and fined £30,000.[6]
International
Coote made his international debut for Scotland under-15s against Italy in March 2012, going on to make eight appearances at that level.[7] He made five appearances for the under-16 team, scoring twice in a 3–0 win over Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield.[8] In 2014, Coote played three times for Scotland under-17s.[9] After being initially selected for the 2015 European Under-17 Championship finals, Coote was one of "three to watch" picked out from the squad by the Scottish Football Association website,[10] only for him to be withdrawn from the tournament at the request of Dundee United.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 16 July 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 2014–15[12] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16[13] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[14] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| East Fife (loan) | 2015–16[13] | Scottish League Two | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Career total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
Honours
Country
- Victory Shield: 2013[15]
References
- 1 2 "Development squad - Ali Coote". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Fourteen for '14: Alistair Coote, Dundee United's dynamic forward". STV Sport. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ Duthie, Tom (24 April 2015). "Dundee United expecting big things from kid Ali Coote". Evening Telegraph. Dundee: DC Thomson. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ http://dufc.co/news/ali-coote-joins-east-fife-on-loan/
- ↑ Inglis, Scott (23 January 2016). "Three wins from three for resurgent Fifers". Fife Today. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "Dundee Utd docked points for fielding ineligible player Ali Coote v ICT". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Alistair Coote - U15 squad". Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Alistair Coote - U16 squad". Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Alistair Coote - U17 squad". Scottish FA. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Scotland Under-17s: Three to Watch". Scottish FA. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Zak Rudden called up for Scotland Under-17s". Scottish FA. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Alistair Coote in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Alistair Coote in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Alistair Coote in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Miller marvels in Victory Shield triumph". Scottish FA. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
External links
- Ali Coote career statistics at Soccerbase
- Ali Coote – UEFA competition record