diff --git a/client/src/components/admin/AdminEditPlayer.vue b/client/src/components/admin/AdminEditPlayer.vue
index 2d4e096..009b481 100644
--- a/client/src/components/admin/AdminEditPlayer.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/admin/AdminEditPlayer.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
         <tr>
           <td>Name: </td>
           <td><input v-model="name" /></td>
+          <td v-if="id" class="admin-edit-player__table-cell-delete" rowspan="5">
+            <span class="admin-edit-player__button-delete" @click="deletePlayer">delete player</span>
+          </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>Score: </td>
@@ -20,7 +23,9 @@
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td></td>
-          <td><button @click="save">Submit</button></td>
+          <td>
+            <button class="admin-edit-player__button-save" @click="save">{{id ? 'save' : 'create'}}</button>
+          </td>
         </tr>
       </table>
     </Infobox>
@@ -45,6 +50,10 @@ export default {
       })
       this.$emit('close')
     },
+    async deletePlayer() {
+      await this.$engine.deletePlayer({ id: this.id })
+      this.$emit('close')
+    },
   },
 }
 </script>
@@ -53,6 +62,7 @@ export default {
 @import '~/assets/css/components';
 
 .admin-edit-player {
+  font-family: Dosis;
   &__close {
     float: right;
     margin: 16px -16px 16px 16px;
@@ -75,5 +85,21 @@ export default {
   &__table {
     margin: 64px;
   }
+  &__button-save {
+    padding: 0.3em 2em;
+  }
+  &__table-cell-delete {
+    vertical-align: top;
+  }
+  &__button-delete {
+    margin-left: 3em;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-family: Dosis;
+    color: #e06060;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    &:hover {
+      color: #ffffff;
+    }
+  }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/client/src/plugins/engine/deletePlayer.js b/client/src/plugins/engine/deletePlayer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41142be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/plugins/engine/deletePlayer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export default async function(player) {
+  const { store } = this.context
+
+  await this.callApi('/api/deletePlayer', {
+    g: store.state.engine.user?.game,
+    id: player.id,
+  })
+}
diff --git a/client/src/plugins/engine/index.js b/client/src/plugins/engine/index.js
index 4360e05..6eb4719 100644
--- a/client/src/plugins/engine/index.js
+++ b/client/src/plugins/engine/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import fetchUserInfo from './fetchUserInfo'
 import fetchGameInfo from './fetchGameInfo'
 import setGameName from './setGameName'
 import savePlayer from './savePlayer'
+import deletePlayer from './deletePlayer'
 import collectQuotes from './collectQuotes'
 import startGame from './startGame'
 import resetGame from './resetGame'
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export default (context, inject) => {
     fetchGameInfo,
     setGameName,
     savePlayer,
+    deletePlayer,
     collectQuotes,
     getMyQuotes,
     saveQuote,
diff --git a/server/src/application/deletePlayer.go b/server/src/application/deletePlayer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3be46c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/application/deletePlayer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package application
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"sirlab.de/go/knyt/user"
+)
+
+func (app *Application) DeletePlayer(usr *user.User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	gameRef := r.URL.Query().Get("g")
+	gm, err := app.GetGameById(gameRef)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "game not found")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if usr.GetGameId() != gameRef || !usr.IsGamemaster() {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "forbidden")
+		return
+	}
+
+	id := r.URL.Query().Get("id")
+	deleteUser := app.users[id]
+	if deleteUser.GetId() != id || deleteUser.GetGameId() != gm.GetId() {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+		fmt.Printf("couldn't find player %s in game %s\n", id, gm.GetId())
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "forbidden")
+		return
+	}
+	if err := deleteUser.DeleteUser(); err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		fmt.Printf("%v\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "internal server error")
+		return
+	}
+	gm.DeletePlayer(deleteUser)
+	delete(app.users, id)
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "ok")
+}
diff --git a/server/src/game/player.go b/server/src/game/player.go
index 9c66552..cef4d78 100644
--- a/server/src/game/player.go
+++ b/server/src/game/player.go
@@ -83,3 +83,11 @@ func (gm *Game) UpdatePlayer(usr *user.User) {
 	player.name = usr.GetName()
 	gm.players[usrId] = player
 }
+
+func (gm *Game) DeletePlayer(usr *user.User) {
+	usrId := usr.GetId()
+
+	gm.mu.Lock()
+	defer gm.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(gm.players, usrId)
+}
diff --git a/server/src/knowyt.go b/server/src/knowyt.go
index 9dc2179..ada57d4 100644
--- a/server/src/knowyt.go
+++ b/server/src/knowyt.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 	mux.PrivateHandleFunc("/api/gameinfo", app.GetGameInfo)
 	mux.PrivateHandleFunc("/api/setGameName", app.SetGameName)
 	mux.PrivateHandleFunc("/api/savePlayer", app.SavePlayer)
+	mux.PrivateHandleFunc("/api/deletePlayer", app.DeletePlayer)
 	mux.PrivateHandleFunc("/api/sync", app.SyncHandler)
 	mux.PrivateHandleFunc("/api/collectQuotes", app.CollectQuotes)
 	mux.PrivateHandleFunc("/api/startGame", app.StartGame)
diff --git a/server/src/user/user.go b/server/src/user/user.go
index 017bcb3..d40b0ac 100644
--- a/server/src/user/user.go
+++ b/server/src/user/user.go
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ func (usr *User) SaveUser() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (usr *User) DeleteUser() error {
+	return os.Remove(usr.filename)
+}
+
 func (usr *User) GetId() string {
 	usr.mu.Lock()
 	defer usr.mu.Unlock()