# Amber Tysiak

Amber Tysiak (born 26 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Belgium national team.

## Early life

Tysiak was born in Houthalen-Helchteren and is of Italian / Polish descent. She started playing football around the age of 5, with the boys at KFC Helson (Helchteren).

## Club career

After playing four seasons with Genk, Tysiak transferred to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in April 2020.
Tysiak finished runner-up in the Belgian Women's Super League three seasons in a row with OH Leuven, in 2020-21, 2021–22 and 2022-23.
In January 2023, Tysiak joined English Women's Super League club West Ham United.

## International career

Tysiak first got called up for a Belgium U16 international match on 28 November 2015 for a friendly game against Germany. She subsequently became a regular at youth games and captained the U19 squad during the 2019 U19 Euros in Scotland, where Belgium went out in the group stage.
Tysiak made her debut for the Belgium national team on 18 February 2021, in a 6–1 friendly defeat by the Netherlands at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
At the start of 2022, Tysiak helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw.
She scored her first goal, and her first hat-trick, for the senior national team on 25 November 2021, during a 19–0 record win against Armenia as part of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.
Tysiak was named in the Belgium squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England, where the Red Flames were beaten in the quarter-finals 1-0 by Sweden. She went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, starting both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine.

## Personal life

Tysiak has a bachelor’s degree in secondary education teaching. Originally she combined football with a job as a teacher. At the start of the 2022/23 season she put her job on hold and plays full-time at OH Leuven and the national team. She has a brother who is three years her senior.

## Honours

Belgium
* Pinatar Cup: 2022

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 17 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Genk | 2016–17 | Belgian Women's Super League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Genk | 2017–18 | Belgian Women's Super League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Genk | 2018–19 | Belgian Women's Super League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian Women's Super League | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Genk | Total | Total | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2020–21 | Belgian Women's Super League | 24 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2021–22 | Belgian Women's Super League | 17 | 2 | ? | ? | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2022–23 | Belgian Women's Super League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Total | Total | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 5 |
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| West Ham United | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 76 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 7 |
* ↑ Includes Belgian Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
* ↑ Includes FA Women's League Cup

### International

    As of match played 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Belgium | 2021 | 10 | 3 |
| Belgium | 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21 | 5 |
    Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tysiak goal.
List of international goals scored by Amber Tysiak :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 November 2021 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Armenia | 4–0 | 19–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 25 November 2021 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Armenia | 6–0 | 19–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 25 November 2021 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Armenia | 13–0 | 19–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 28 June 2022 | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium | Luxembourg | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 28 June 2022 | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium | Luxembourg | 5–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |