Boris Bede (born November 20, 1989) is a French professional Canadian football placekicker and punter who is a free agent.
[16] On July 4, 2022, he missed the game tying extra point attempt with only 25 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, resulting in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers winning the contest.
[16] He played in his first Grey Cup game that year, but struggled as he made three of six field goal attempts.
However, he was successful on both convert attempts, including the game-winning conversion as the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–23 in the 109th Grey Cup and Bede won his first championship.
[19] As a pending free agent, Bede was given an early release by the Argonauts on February 5, 2024, as the team signed Lirim Hajrullahu as his replacement on the same day.
[23][25] Bede played for the France national American football team in the 2014 EFAF European Championship.
[11] Bede's father, Alain Bédé, played for the Ivory Coast national football team.
[1] His brother Kévin Baillili played football, in French lower leagues for Evry FC, SC Toulon-Le Las, AS Poissy as well the second team of Paris St Germain and more recently for Trois-Bassins FC of Réunion.