| Amber Tysiak | |
| Birth Date: | 2000 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Belgium |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Currentclub: | West Ham United |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | KFC Helson Helchteren |
| Years1: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Genk |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | OH Leuven |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | West Ham United |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps3: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 5 |
| Ntupdate: | 17:36, 26 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Club-Update: | 17:36, 26 December 2023 (UTC) |
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.
Tysiak was born in Houthalen-Helchteren and is of Italian / Polish descent.[1] She started playing football around the age of 5, with the boys at KFC Helson (Helchteren).[2]
After playing four seasons with Genk, Tysiak transferred to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in April 2020.[3]
In January 2023, Tysiak joined English Women's Super League club West Ham United.[4]
Tysiak first got called up for a Belgium U16 international match on November 28, 2015 for a friendly game against Germany.[5] She subsequently became a regular at youth games and captained the U19 squad during the 2019 U19 EURO in Scotland.[2]
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.[6]
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[7] as part of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.
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.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 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 | |||
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 November 2021 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | 4–0 | 19–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 6–0 | |||||
| 3 | 13–0 | |||||
| 4 | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly | ||
| 5 | 5–1 |