Jake Beesley has impressed since leaving Blackpool last summer.

Former Blackpool striker Jake Beesley has been snapped up by Bradford City for an undisclosed fee.

The 29-year-old makes the move to Valley Parade on a two-year deal after enjoying an impressive season with Burton Albion.

After joining the Brewers last summer, the forward bagged 13 goals and seven assists in 45 League One outings under former Seasiders boss Gary Bowyer.

Beesley’s professional career started with Chesterfield - where he made his senior debut back in 2014.

Spells with the likes of Salford City, Solihull Moors and Rochdale all followed before he linked up with Blackpool.

His stint at Bloomfield Road spanned between 2022 and 2025, with 16 goals coming his way in 77 outings.

During the 2023/24 campaign, Beesley was the Seasiders’ second-top scorer, with his knack of being a physical presence in the box proving useful at times.

Meanwhile, the following year he was unable to feature regularly under Steve Bruce, as well as enduring a number of months on the sidelines with injury.

This resulted in him making the move to Burton, a few weeks after a one-year option was taken in his contract to ensure a fee.

In his interview with the Bantams in-house media, Beesley admitted he was looking forward to playing under Graham Alexander for a second time.

“I have worked with the gaffer before; it is kind of a full circle moment for me,” he said.

“Coming back to work with him again and being back in the city feels right and I am really excited.

“I want to score as many goals as possible, hopefully I can do that straight away. I am absolutely delighted, it has been in the pipeline for a few windows now. The timing was not right, but now it is.

From the outside looking in, following the past couple of seasons, including the promotion campaign, everyone has seen the scenes which were unbelievable.

“Then, this year as well, the play-off run and how well the fans got behind the team was something I wanted to be a part of.

“As a player at this level, everyone knows what a big club this is, you raise your game when you come and play against Bradford City, so I can only imagine what it would be like when you have got those fans roaring behind you every game.”