diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/components/navMenu.tsx b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/components/navMenu.tsx
index e453c99..607cce0 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/components/navMenu.tsx
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/components/navMenu.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,27 @@
 import React, {FC} from "react";
 import {Link, useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
-import {useAtom} from "jotai";
+import {useAtom, useAtomValue} from "jotai";
 import {thisPlayerAtom} from "../utils/state";
+import {UserCircleIcon} from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
+import useToggle from "../hooks/useToggle";
 
 const NavMenu: FC = () => {
-  const [player, setPlayer] = useAtom(thisPlayerAtom);
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-
-  async function logout(): Promise<void> {
-    setPlayer(undefined);
-    navigate("/login");
-  }
+  const player = useAtomValue(thisPlayerAtom);
 
   return (
-    <header>
+    <header className={"z-10"}>
       <nav className="mb-3 flex justify-between border-b-2">
         <Link to="/"><h2 className={"m-1"}>Pac-Man Board Game</h2></Link>
 
-        <ul className="inline-flex gap-2 items-center mr-5">
+        <ul className="inline-flex gap-2 items-center mr-5 relative">
           <NavItem to="/">Home</NavItem>
           <NavItem to={"/lobby"}>Lobby</NavItem>
           {
             player === undefined ?
               <NavItem className={"mx-2"} to={"/login"}>Login</NavItem>
               :
-              <li className={"mx-2"}>
-                <button onClick={logout} className={"hover:underline"}>Logout</button>
-              </li>
+              /*TODO show user instead, when clicking a dropdown menu opens where the user can log out or other actions*/
+              <ProfileDropdown className={"mx-2"}/>
           }
         </ul>
       </nav>
@@ -41,3 +36,31 @@ const NavItem: FC<LinkProps> = ({to, children, className}) => (
     <Link className={`hover:underline ${className}`} to={to}>{children}</Link>
   </li>
 )
+
+const ProfileDropdown: FC<ComponentProps> = ({className}) => {
+  const [player, setPlayer] = useAtom(thisPlayerAtom);
+  const [isOpened, toggle] = useToggle(false);
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  async function logout(): Promise<void> {
+    setPlayer(undefined);
+    navigate("/login");
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <li
+        className={`inline-flex justify-center items-center cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-100 h-full px-2 ${className}`}
+        onClick={() => toggle()}>
+        <UserCircleIcon className={"w-7"}/>
+        <span>{player?.username}</span>
+      </li>
+      {
+        isOpened &&
+          <div className={"absolute right-2 border rounded-b -bottom-7 px-5"}>
+              <button onClick={logout} className={"hover:underline"}>Logout</button>
+          </div>
+      }
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/hooks/useToggle.ts b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/hooks/useToggle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b41d4c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/hooks/useToggle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import {useState} from "react";
+
+export default function useToggle(defaultValue = false): [boolean, (value?: boolean) => void] {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState(defaultValue);
+  const toggleValue = (newValue?: boolean) => newValue ? setValue(newValue) : setValue(!value);
+  return [value, toggleValue];
+}
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