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Amber Tysiak

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Amber Tysiak
Tysiak in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 26)
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 12 (1)
International career‡
2015–2017 Belgium U17 8 (0)
2017–2019 Belgium U19 16 (0)
2021– Belgium 51 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:08, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

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.

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Belgium

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 May 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 152??—152
Total 152??—152
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2020–21 Belgian Women's Super League 241??—241
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 40000040
2023–24 Women's Super League 1711020201
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 4942070584
1. FC Union Berlin 2025–26 Frauen-Bundesliga 12 1 0 0 — 12 1
Career total 12812307013812

International

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As of match played 9 June 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 2021103
202292
2023 3 0
2024 10 0
2025 15 0
2026 4 2
Total517
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
125 November 2021Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Armenia4–019–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
26–0
313–0
428 June 2022Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium Luxembourg3–16–1Friendly
55–1
69 June 2026Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Luxembourg2–07–02027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
74–0

References

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  1. ↑ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/
  2. ↑ "Presenting Amber Tysiak". hln.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "Anderlecht verkoopt OH Leuven nu ook titeltik dankzij gouden wissels en doelpunt in 90e minuut" [Anderlecht deals title blow to OH Leuven thanks to golden substitutions and goal in the 90th minute]. Sporza (in Dutch). 4 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Standard knikkert OHL uit titelstrijd met felbevochten zege en komt virtueel aan de leiding" [Standard knocks OHL out of title race with hard-fought win and takes virtual lead]. Sporza (in Dutch). 11 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "West Ham United Women capture Belgium international Amber Tysiak". West Ham United. 13 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Amber Tysiak departs". West Ham United FC. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "RBFA U16 : BEL-GER Friendly". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ (in French) Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
  12. ↑ "Amber Tysiak". Royal Belgian Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "The Belgian Red Flames squad for EURO 2025". Royal Belgian Football Association. 11 June 2025. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Belgium - A. Tysiak - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Al onze Red Flames" [All our Red Flames]. RBFA (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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