Charlie Waller, a young MK Dons defender, made his full debut for the club whilst he also marked the milestone with his first-ever senior goal during a 3-2 victory over Northampton Town.
Following the recent result at Stadium MK, the Dons secured the top-spot of their Bristol Street Motors Group as they achieved three wins from three matches played.
A 3-2 victory over the Cobblers in the final Group Stage fixture secured Nine points and a goal difference of five, which will see the Round of 32 fixture be hosted at Stadium MK.
During the success over Northampton Town, a plethora of young Dons players achieved their senior debuts.
Waller was named within the starting line-up and achieved his first full MK Dons debut as he recently claimed his first appearance with the squad earlier in the contest when he was substituted on to face Chelsea Under-21s.
This milestone was then added to as it was the young defender’s first goal for the Club which saw the game draw level following Northampton’s opener. When asked about a memorable night for the player, Waller responded “I’m just happy we won the game!
“It’s a very proud moment for me, and I can only say thank you to the Gaffer and the staff for putting their faith in me and trusting me to go out there in a difficult role.
“It’s a position that was relatively new to me as I’ve never played in the middle of a back three before, but it’s a role I enjoy because I get a lot of the ball and I can take the team forward. I’m happy I thrived within that position.”
Charlie Waller started alongside Anthony Stewart and Dean Lewington, who made up the triplet of centre-halves. The experienced defenders either side of the full debutant have amounted a total of 1,261 appearances between them within their careers thus far.
Aside from the number 35, a total of six MK Dons Academy players received their debuts and represented the Club within the recent 3-2 success over Northampton Town.
Those who took to the field included Scholars Albert Wood and Keon Lewis-Burgess, who started the game. As well as Charlie Stirland, Joshua Clark-Anderson and Chase Medwynter, who were all substituted for their Stadium MK bow later on.
16-year-old Rian Silver also featured as the youngster made his first-ever appearance for the Dons just before the 70-minute mark.
