MK Dons’ academy graduate defender Charlie Waller will join Sutton United on loan.

The 18-year-old will join the National League side for the first part of the upcoming season, staying with the side from South London until January.

The move will be Waller’s third professional loan move away from Stadium MK, following previous moves to Billericay Town and Banbury United, though the move to Sutton will see Waller play in the National League for the first time.

Waller has made two appearances for the MK Dons first team, which both came in the EFL Trophy last season and saw him score for the Dons against Northampton Town on one of his appearances.

MK Dons’ Sporting Director Liam Sweeting said in a statement on the club’s website that they felt the move would be beneficial to Waller’s development.

He said, “We have some exciting young players coming through our Academy and challenging for places in the First Team. That means we have to plan each Player’s pathway appropriately, and for Charlie, it’s important for his continued development that challenges put in front of him.

“Joining Sutton is a fantastic opportunity and exposes him to an extremely competitive level of football. We’ll be following him closely as he takes on this new challenge.”