| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Montecchio Emilia, Italy | ||
| Height | 178 cm | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Spezia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Cardiff City | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Cesena | 20 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Pavia | 59 | (21) |
| 2011– | Spezia | - | (-) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 4 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andrea Ferretti (born 18 September 1986 in Montecchio Emilia) is an Italian footballer. He plays as a striker, currently with Spezia.
He came through the youth academy of Italian club Parma before being offered a trial at Football League Championship club Cardiff City, after becoming highly recommended by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.[1] After a successful trial and scoring a goal in a pre-season win in Scotland, Andrea was signed on a 2-year professional contract and handed the number 26 shirt.
In August 2006, having yet to start a game or score a goal for the Bluebirds first team, Andrea was loaned out to Football League One club Scunthorpe United for an initial one-month period. His squad number for Scunthorpe was 23 before returning to his parent club in early September of the same year after his loan came to an end.
On 12 April 2007, Ferretti parted company with Cardiff by mutual consent.[2] His contract was due to expire in June 2007.[2] He joined Cesena in the 2007 pre-season.