Amber Tysiak

Amber Tysiak (; 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.

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.

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.

International

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tysiak goal.