About Amber Tysiak

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. 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.

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

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

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.

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 as part of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign.

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.