Amber Tysiak

Amber Tysiak
	Tysiak in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	26 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	West Ham United
Number	5
Youth career
	KFC Helson Helchteren
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2020	Genk
2020–2023	OH Leuven
2023–	West Ham United
International career‡
2015–2017	Belgium U17
2017–2019	Belgium U19
2021–	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:36, 26 December 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

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.^[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]

In January 2023, Tysiak joined English Women's Super League club West Ham United.^[5]

International career

Tysiak first got called up for a Belgium U16 international match on 28 November 2015 for a friendly game against Germany.^[6] She subsequently became a regular at youth games and captained the U19 squad during the 2019 U19 EURO in Scotland.^[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.^[7]

She scored her first goal, and her first hattrick, for the senior national team on 25 November 2021, during a 19–0 record win against Armenia^[8] 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.^[9]^[10]

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023^[11]^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Total
Club	Season	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	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
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^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2021	10	3
	2022	9	2
	2023	2	0
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				6–0
3				13–0
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

References

^ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ "Presenting Amber Tysiak". hln.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "RBFA : Amber Tysiak". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Drie Genkies beproeven hun geluk in Leuven" (in Dutch). Oud-Heverlee Leuven. 20 April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "West Ham United Women capture Belgium international Amber Tysiak". West Ham United. 13 January 2023.
^ "RBFA U16 : BEL-GER Friendly". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ Charlier, Dries (25 February 2021). "Na haar debuut bij de Red Flames ontvangt Amber Tysiak (OHL) haar ex-club KRC Genk : "We hebben iets goed te maken"" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Amber Tysiak". Royal Belgian Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021.
^ "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
^ "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.
^ "Amber Tysiak". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "Belgium - A. Tysiak - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "Belgium - A. Tysiak - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links

Amber Tysiak at Soccerway
Amber Tysiak at the Royal Belgian Football Association

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[13] Includes Belgian Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup

[14] Includes FA Women's League Cup

[1] "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[2] "Presenting Amber Tysiak". hln.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[rbfa-interview-3] "RBFA : Amber Tysiak". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[4] "Drie Genkies beproeven hun geluk in Leuven" (in Dutch). Oud-Heverlee Leuven. 20 April 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[5] "West Ham United Women capture Belgium international Amber Tysiak". West Ham United. 13 January 2023.

[6] "RBFA U16 : BEL-GER Friendly". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[7] Charlier, Dries (25 February 2021). "Na haar debuut bij de Red Flames ontvangt Amber Tysiak (OHL) haar ex-club KRC Genk : "We hebben iets goed te maken"" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[8] "Amber Tysiak". Royal Belgian Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021.

[9] "Red Flames dansen, zingen en glunderen na EK-kwalificatie: "Zeer belangrijk voor ons vrouwenvoetbal"" [Red Flames dance, sing and beam after European Championship qualification: "Very important for our women's football"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.

[10] "Het EK is binnen! Red Flames klaren ook laatste klus tegen Oekraïne na knappe goal en assist van Tessa Wullaert" [The European Championship is here! Red Flames complete final task against Ukraine after a great goal and assist from Tessa Wullaert]. Sporza (in Dutch). 5 December 2024.

[11] "Amber Tysiak". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[12] "Belgium - A. Tysiak - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[15] "Belgium - A. Tysiak - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

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