Alistair Michael Coote (born 11 June 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne.
[6] Coote signed his first professional contract in June 2014 and won his maiden call into the first team squad for a Scottish Premiership match versus Celtic on 21 December 2014.
[8] Coote broke into the matchday squad on a regular basis in the final two months of the 2014–15 season and made his professional debut as a substitute for Calum Butcher after 76 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Aberdeen on 18 April 2015.
[13] Dundee United's relegation to the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season saw Coote promoted into the first team squad for 2016–17 and he was a regular inclusion on the substitutes' bench throughout the campaign.
[8] He made his first start for the club in the 2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final versus St Mirren and won the first senior trophy of his career in the 2–1 victory.
[16] On 22 June 2017, Coote moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
[8][24] Coote made 32 appearances and scored two goals during a mid-table 2022 season,[8][25] in which he was demoted to the U19 team, but he won his place back under new manager Declan Devine.
[30] On 18 June 2024, Coote transferred to League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne and signed a contract effective 1 July 2024.
[34] He won five caps for the U16 team during the 2013–14 season and made appearances in both the 2013 Valerie Ivanov Tournament (scoring his first international goal) and the 2014 Aegean Cup.