Background
Coote was born in Bedford, England, but grew up in Scotland.
Coote was born in Bedford, England, but grew up in Scotland.
He has represented Scotland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level He made his debut for Dundee United in April 2015 and joined East Fife in January 2016. He lived in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, and played youth football for Tayport Thistle before joining the Dundee United Academy based at Street John"s Roman Catholic High School in Dundee.
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".
Club
Coote signed his first professional contract with Dundee United in June 2014. He made his competitive first team debut aged 16 as a substitute against Aberdeen at Pittodrie on 18 April 2015.
On 22 January 2016, Coote joined Scottish League Two side East Fife on loan until June 2016. International
Coote made his international debut for Scotland under-15s against Italy in March 2012, going on to make eight appearances at that level
In 2014, Coote played three times for Scotland under-17s.
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was one of "three to watch" picked out from the squad by the Scottish Football Association website, only for him to be withdrawn from the tournament at the request of Dundee United.