Amber Tysiak
Belgian footballer (born 2000)
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Amber Tysiak (Polish: [ˈambɛr ˈtɨɕak];[1] born 26 January 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Belgium national team.
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Tysiak in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Berlin | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KFC Helson Helchteren | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Genk | ||
| 2020–2023 | OH Leuven | 52 | (5) |
| 2023–2026 | West Ham United | 49 | (4) |
| 2026- | Union Berlin | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Belgium U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2021– | Belgium | 47 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:08, 1 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:08, 15 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Tysiak was born in Houthalen-Helchteren and is of Italian and Polish descent.[2] She started playing football around the age of 5, with the boys at KFC Helson (Helchteren).[3]
Club career
After playing four seasons with Genk, Tysiak transferred to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in April 2020.[4]
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.[5][6]
In January 2023, Tysiak joined English Women's Super League club West Ham United.[7]
On 15 January 2026, it was announced that Tysiak had transferred from West Ham to Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Union Berlin.[8]
International career
Tysiak first got called up for a Belgium U16 international match on 28 November 2015 for a friendly game against Germany.[9] 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.[3]
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.[10]
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.[11]
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[12] 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.[13][14]
On 11 June 2025, Tysiak was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[15]
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.[3]
Honours
Belgium
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 March 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2016–17 | Belgian Women's Super League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | |
| 2017–18 | Belgian Women's Super League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ||
| 2018–19 | Belgian Women's Super League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Women's Super League | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2020–21 | Belgian Women's Super League | 24 | 1 | ? | ? | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Women's Super League | 17 | 2 | ? | ? | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Women's Super League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 53 | 5 | |||
| West Ham United | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 2025–26 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 122 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 11 | ||
- Includes Belgian Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- Includes FA Women's League Cup
International
- As of match played 1 December 2025[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2021 | 10 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tysiak goal.
| 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 | 6–0 | |||||
| 3 | 13–0 | |||||
| 4 | 28 June 2022 | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium |  Luxembourg | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 5–1 |
