MK Dons have announced the loan signing of goalkeeper Tom McGill from Brighton and Hove Albion.

The 24-year-old Canadian joins the Dons for the season, and will be MK Dons’ tenth new recruit ahead of the upcoming 2024/25 season in League Two.

McGill made the move to Milton Keynes upon his return to England, having been a member of the Canadian squad during the Copa America in June and July.

The goalkeeper joined Brighton in 2014 and has spent his career with the Seagulls, while he has also made loan moves out to Worthing, Greenwich Borough, Basingstoke Town and Crawley Town, although he made just one EFL appearance for Crawley and five overall before he was recalled by his parent club.

McGill has also been a regular on the bench for the Seagulls’ first team in the Premier League and Europa League.

In an arrival interview with MK Dons, McGill said he was happy to move to Milton Keynes and was looking forward to getting started.

He said, “It was an easy decision for me after a couple of conversations with the gaffer, I got told you can play with freedom, within the realms of what we’re trying to do here, and that’s all any player wants to hear really!

“For me, having a run of games, having the freedom to play under a gaffer that plays a similar style to what I’m used to, that’s all I’m after, winning and success with a team that deserves it I think.”

Mike Williamson also said he felt McGill had the prospect to be the right fit for the club, with the Dons Head Coach saying that he was confident Brighton’s work developing McGill would make him the right fit for his system.

He said, “We ask a lot of our goalkeepers, and that’ll be no different for Tom. He’s a bright, energetic player who we’re confident has the footballing intelligence to excel in our system. Brighton have done a fantastic job with his development, now it’s up to us to get the best out of him.”