 Complete the following phrase:  In 2016 season, Mears continued to established himself in the first team as a right-back position despite suffering from injury at the start of the season. Shortly after recovering from a hamstring, Mears made his first appearance for the club this season on 12 March 2016, in a 21 loss against Real Salt Lake. Mears went on to make 32 league appearances despite missing out 1 match, due to tactical changes at one point against FC Dallas on 14 July 2016. Mears then helped the club reach 