diff --git a/front/assets/icon/remove.svg b/front/assets/icon/remove.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6886097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/assets/icon/remove.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svg width="80" height="49" viewBox="0 0 80 49" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+    <path d="M24.5 4.5H55.5C66.5457 4.5 75.5 13.4543 75.5 24.5C75.5 35.5457 66.5457 44.5 55.5 44.5H24.5C13.4543 44.5 4.5 35.5457 4.5 24.5C4.5 13.4543 13.4543 4.5 24.5 4.5Z"
+          stroke="black" stroke-width="9"/>
+    <line x1="24.5" y1="24.5" x2="55.5" y2="24.5" stroke="black" stroke-width="9" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/front/components/editor/BasketCourt.tsx b/front/components/editor/BasketCourt.tsx
index 394f403..c54224c 100644
--- a/front/components/editor/BasketCourt.tsx
+++ b/front/components/editor/BasketCourt.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import CourtSvg from '../../assets/basketball_court.svg';
 import '../../style/basket_court.css';
-import React, {MouseEvent, ReactElement, useRef, useState} from "react";
+import React, {MouseEvent, ReactElement, useEffect, useRef, useState} from "react";
 import Player from "./Player";
 import Draggable from "react-draggable";
 
@@ -15,23 +15,38 @@ export function BasketCourt() {
             <CourtSvg
                 id="court-svg"
                 onClick={(e: MouseEvent) => {
-                    console.log(e.target)
-                    let bounds = divRef.current!.getBoundingClientRect();
-                    let playerCount = players.length;
+                    const bounds = divRef.current!.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-                    if (playerCount >= TEAM_MAX_PLAYER) {
+                    if (players.length >= TEAM_MAX_PLAYER) {
                         return;
                     }
 
+                    // find a valid number for the player to place.
+                    let playerIndex = players.findIndex((v, i) =>
+                        v.key !== i.toString()
+                    );
+
+                    if (playerIndex == -1) {
+                        playerIndex = players.length;
+                    }
+
                     const player = (
-                        <Player key={playerCount}
-                                id={playerCount + 1}
+                        <Player key={playerIndex}
+                                id={playerIndex + 1}
                                 x={e.clientX - bounds.x}
                                 y={e.clientY - bounds.y}
                                 bounds={{bottom: bounds.height, top: 0, left: 0, right: bounds.width}}
+                                onRemove={() => {
+                                    setPlayers(players => {
+                                        // recompute the player's index as it may have been moved if
+                                        // previous players were removed and added.
+                                        const playerCurrentIndex = players.findIndex(p => p.key === playerIndex.toString())
+                                        return players.toSpliced(playerCurrentIndex, 1)
+                                    })
+                                }}
                         />
                     );
-                    setPlayers([...players, player])
+                    setPlayers(players => players.toSpliced(playerIndex, 0, player))
                 }}/>
             {players}
         </div>
diff --git a/front/components/editor/Player.tsx b/front/components/editor/Player.tsx
index c77f0b4..8d3f1ff 100644
--- a/front/components/editor/Player.tsx
+++ b/front/components/editor/Player.tsx
@@ -1,33 +1,50 @@
-import React, {useEffect, useRef} from "react";
+import React, {useRef} from "react";
 import "../../style/player.css";
+import RemoveIcon from "../../assets/icon/remove.svg";
 import Draggable, {DraggableBounds} from "react-draggable";
 
-export default function Player({id, x, y, bounds}: {
+export interface PlayerOptions {
     id: number,
     x: number,
     y: number,
-    bounds: DraggableBounds
-}) {
+    bounds: DraggableBounds,
+    onRemove: () => void
+}
 
-    const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const playerRect = ref.current!.getBoundingClientRect();
-        bounds.bottom! -= playerRect.height / 2;
-        bounds.right! -= playerRect.width / 2;
-    }, [ref])
+export default function Player({id, x, y, bounds, onRemove}: PlayerOptions) {
 
+    const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     return (
         <Draggable
+            handle={".player-piece"}
             nodeRef={ref}
             bounds={bounds}
-            defaultPosition={{x: x, y: y}}>
+            defaultPosition={{x: x, y: y}}
+        >
             <div ref={ref}
-                 className="player"
+                 className={"player"}
                  style={{
                      position: "absolute",
                  }}>
-                <p>{id}</p>
+
+                <div tabIndex={0}
+                     className="player-content"
+                     onKeyUp={e => {
+                         if (e.key == "Delete")
+                             onRemove()
+                     }}>
+                    <div className="player-selection-tab">
+                        <RemoveIcon
+                            className="player-selection-tab-remove"
+                            onClick={() => onRemove()}/>
+                    </div>
+                    <div
+                         className="player-piece">
+                        <p>{id}</p>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             </div>
+
         </Draggable>
 
     )
diff --git a/front/style/colors.css b/front/style/colors.css
index 68ccdaa..f3287cb 100644
--- a/front/style/colors.css
+++ b/front/style/colors.css
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
     --background-color: #d2cdd3;
 
-
-
     --selected-team-primarycolor: #ffffff;
     --selected-team-secondarycolor: #000000;
+
+    --selection-color: #3f7fc4
 }
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diff --git a/front/style/player.css b/front/style/player.css
index 4450dec..8fbf487 100644
--- a/front/style/player.css
+++ b/front/style/player.css
@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
+/**
+as the .player div content is translated,
+the real .player div position is not were the user can expect.
+Disable pointer events to this div as it may overlap on other components
+on the court.
+*/
 .player {
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.player-content {
+    /*apply a translation to center the player piece when placed*/
+    transform: translate(-50%, -75%);
+
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    outline: none;
+
+}
+
+.player-piece {
     font-family: monospace;
+    pointer-events: all;
 
     background-color: var(--selected-team-primarycolor);
     color: var(--selected-team-secondarycolor);
 
-
     border-width: 2px;
     border-radius: 100px;
     border-style: solid;
@@ -17,8 +39,41 @@
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
 
-    /*apply a translation to */
-    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-
     user-select: none;
+}
+
+.player-selection-tab {
+    display: flex;
+    margin-bottom: 10%;
+    justify-content: center;
+    visibility: hidden;
+}
+
+.player-selection-tab-remove {
+    pointer-events: all;
+    width: 25%;
+    height: 25%;
+}
+
+.player-selection-tab-remove * {
+    stroke: red;
+    fill: white;
+}
+
+.player-selection-tab-remove:hover * {
+    fill: #f1dbdb;
+    stroke: #ff331a;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.player:focus-within .player-selection-tab {
+    visibility: visible;
+}
+
+.player:focus-within .player-piece {
+    color: var(--selection-color);
+}
+
+.player:focus-within {
+    z-index: 1000;
 }
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