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 in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KFC Helson Helchteren | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Genk | ||
| 2020–2023 | OH Leuven | 52 | (5) |
| 2023– | West Ham United | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Belgium U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2021– | Belgium | 21 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:36, 26 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:36, 26 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
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]
Club career edit
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]
International career edit
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.
Personal life edit
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]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
International edit
- As of match played 5 December 2023[10]
| 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 |  Armenia | 4–0 | 19–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 6–0 | |||||
| 3 | 13–0 | |||||
| 4 | 28 June 2022 | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier, Belgium |  Luxembourg | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 5–1 |
References edit
- ^ "Presenting Amber Tysiak". hln.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "RBFA : Amber Tysiak". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "West Ham United Women capture Belgium international Amber Tysiak". West Ham United. 13 January 2023.
- ^ "RBFA U16 : BEL-GER Friendly". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Amber Tysiak". Royal Belgian Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Amber Tysiak". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Belgium - A. Tysiak - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Belgium - A. Tysiak - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links edit
- Amber Tysiak at Soccerway
- Amber Tysiak at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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