Jorge Pulido Mayoral

Jorge Pulido is a young Spanish football player who currently features for the Spanish football club Atletico Madrid. He plays as a central defender and is rated as one of the most promising young centre-backs in Spain.

Pulido rose through the ranks at Atletico’s youth academy after arriving there at the age of 10 and played for the B team between 2009 and 2011. He made his first-team debut for the Madrid outfit on November 10, 2010 against Las Palma in a Copa del Rey match at e Estadio Vicente Calderon that ended in a 1-1 draw.

Pulido played on loan for Rayo Vallecano in the second half of the 2011-12 season and featured in 14 league matches. He was drafted back into the Atletico first team for the 2012-13 campaign.

Pulido has represented Spain at the Under-17, Under-19 and Under-20 levels, and won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in 2008.