HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Harrisburg City Islanders announced on Wednesday the club had exercised its option on defender Jamie Thomas’ contract for the 2017 season. The signing is pending league and federation approval.

“Jamie was certainly our most consistent player and one of our better players all year,” said City Islanders Head Coach Bill Becher.

Thomas joined the Harrisburg City Islanders in 2016 after competing for the New York Red Bulls II in his first professional season in 2015. Thomas made 27 appearances for Harrisburg a season ago, and finished fourth on the team with 2,355 minutes of action. Thomas also recorded a pair of assists during the season.

“Jamie was as good as anybody we had last year,” said Becher. “He was very consistent and he played well in every game. He worked hard and did all of the right things every day at training.”