Amber Tysiak (;https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDPRt2CY/ 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 Tysiak was born in Houthalen-Helchteren and is of Italian and 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.
On 15 January 2026, it was announced that Tysiak had transferred from West Ham to Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Union Berlin.
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. Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire
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.
On 11 June 2025, Tysiak was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGenk2016–17Belgian Women's Super League????—??2017–18Belgian Women's Super League????—??2018–19Belgian Women's Super League????—??2019–20Belgian Women's Super League152??—152Total152??—152Oud-Heverlee Leuven2020–21Belgian Women's Super League241??—2412021–22Belgian Women's Super League172??—1722022–23Belgian Women's Super League11210—122Total52510—535West Ham United2022–23Women's Super League400000402023–24Women's Super League17110202012024–25Women's Super League20210102222025–26Women's Super League810040121Total49420705841. FC Union Berlin2025–26Frauen-Bundesliga12100—1212026–27Frauen-Bundesliga4000—40Total16100—161Career total13212307014212
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBelgium202110320229220233020241002025150202642Total517
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tysiak goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Amber TysiakNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition125 November 2021Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium4–019–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification26–0313–04Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium3–16–1Friendly55–16Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg2–07–02027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification74–0
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