Andrea Silenzi (Italian pronunciation: ; born 10 February 1966) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a centre forward.
He was the first Italian to play in the Premier League, when he signed with Nottingham Forest in 1995. He amassed Serie A totals of 132 games and 32 goals over six seasons, with Napoli and Torino.
Silenzi appeared once for the Italy national team, in 1994.
Silenzi's only cap for Italy came on 16 February 1994, as he played against France as part of the warm-up process for the FIFA World Cup being held that summer. In the match held in Naples (0–1 loss), he came on as a second-half substitute.
Silenzi is a Protestant, belonging to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
His son, Christian, is also a footballer.
1987-1988 |
1988-1990 |
1990-1992 |
1992-1995 |
1994 |
1995-1997 |
1997-1998 |
1998-1999 |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
| Napoli | Appearances | Italian Serie A | 1990-1991 | 19 |
| Napoli | Goals | Italian Serie A | 1990-1991 | 2 |