David Côté (born November 20, 1996) is a Canadian former professional

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who played for four seasons for the

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of the

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(CFL). He is a

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champion after winning with the

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and he is a

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champion after winning with the Alouettes in

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Amateur career

Before playing at the university level, Côté played at the high school level for Académie Saint-Louis as a receiver/kicker and at the "cégep" level for Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy (CNDF) as a kicker. Côté then played

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for the

from 2017 to 2019. He was named a

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Second-team All-Canadian in

after connecting on 19 of 23 field goal attempts and being successful on all 26 of his point-after-touchdown converts. He finished that season as a

champion after the Rouge et Or completed an undefeated season and were victorious over the

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in the 54th Vanier Cup. In that game, Côté was successful on both field goal attempts and all four convert tries. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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and remained draft-eligible for the

in 2021.

Professional career

Upon entering the 2021 CFL Draft, Côté was drafted in the fifth round, 45th overall, by the

and signed with the team on June 2, 2021. He beat fellow kickers

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and Félix Ménard-Brière during training camp to win the job as the team's

to open the season. He played in his first professional game on August 14, 2021, against the

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where he was successful on three of his four field goal attempts, with the lone miss coming from a bad snap from

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. He also handled the team's kickoffs where he had four kicks with a 64.8-yard average. Overall for the

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, he played in 14 regular season games where he made 32 out of 39 field goal attempts and 32 of 34 conversions. In

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, Côté was successful on 44 of 51 field goal attempts and connected on a career-long 52-yard field goal on October 1, 2022, against the Elks. He had a challenging year in

where he made just 39 of 52 field goal attempts for a 75.0% success rate. However, he remained consistent with convert attempts, connecting on 28 of 29 tries. This extended to the

game that year where Côté had no field goal attempts, but was a perfect 4-for-4 on converts as the Alouettes defeated the

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in the

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game. In the 2024 season, Côté connected on 10 of 12 field goal attempts in the first four games, including a new career-long 53-yard field goal on June 15, 2024, again against the Elks. However, he was then placed on the injured list for the rest of the regular season and post-season due to a thigh injury. He signed a contract extension on January 10, 2025, but recognized that he was unable to continue due to his injury, so he announced his retirement on April 18, 2025.

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cote, David 1996 births Living people Canadian football placekickers Laval Rouge et Or football players Montreal Alouettes players Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football people from Quebec City