diff --git a/assets/player/boy_down_1.png b/assets/player/boy_down_1.png
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diff --git a/assets/player/boy_down_2.png b/assets/player/boy_down_2.png
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diff --git a/assets/player/boy_left_1.png b/assets/player/boy_left_1.png
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diff --git a/assets/player/boy_left_2.png b/assets/player/boy_left_2.png
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diff --git a/assets/player/boy_right_1.png b/assets/player/boy_right_1.png
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diff --git a/assets/player/boy_right_2.png b/assets/player/boy_right_2.png
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diff --git a/assets/player/boy_up_1.png b/assets/player/boy_up_1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb81fe2
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diff --git a/assets/player/boy_up_2.png b/assets/player/boy_up_2.png
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diff --git a/src/de/mp/jgame2d/core/Direction.java b/src/de/mp/jgame2d/core/Direction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f9b7b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/de/mp/jgame2d/core/Direction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package de.mp.jgame2d.core;
+
+public enum Direction {
+
+    UP("up"),
+    DOWN("down"),
+    LEFT("left"),
+    RIGHT("right");
+
+    private final String name;
+
+    Direction(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/de/mp/jgame2d/core/GamePanel.java b/src/de/mp/jgame2d/core/GamePanel.java
index 293a3f6..781f752 100644
--- a/src/de/mp/jgame2d/core/GamePanel.java
+++ b/src/de/mp/jgame2d/core/GamePanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package de.mp.jgame2d.core;
 
+import de.mp.jgame2d.entity.Player;
+
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ public class GamePanel extends JPanel implements Runnable {
     final int originalTileSize = 16; //16x16 tile
     final int scale = 3;
 
-    final int tileSize = originalTileSize * scale; //48x48 tile
+    public final int tileSize = originalTileSize * scale; //48x48 tile
     // 4:3 ratio
     final int maxScreenCol = 16;
     final int maxScreenRow = 12;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ public class GamePanel extends JPanel implements Runnable {
 
     KeyHandler keyH = new KeyHandler();
     Thread gameThread;
+    Player player = new Player(this, keyH);
 
     //Default position
     int playerX = 100;
@@ -70,23 +73,13 @@ public class GamePanel extends JPanel implements Runnable {
     }
 
     public void update() {
-        //Move player
-        if(keyH.upPressed) {
-            playerY -= playerSpeed;
-        } else if(keyH.downPressed) {
-            playerY += playerSpeed;
-        } else if(keyH.leftPressed) {
-            playerX -= playerSpeed;
-        } else if(keyH.rightPressed) {
-            playerX += playerSpeed;
-        }
+        player.update();
     }
 
     public void paintComponent(Graphics graphics) {
         super.paintComponent(graphics);
         Graphics2D graphics2d = (Graphics2D) graphics;
-        graphics2d.setColor(Color.white);
-        graphics2d.fillRect(playerX, playerY, tileSize, tileSize);
+        player.draw(graphics2d);
         graphics.dispose();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/de/mp/jgame2d/entity/Entity.java b/src/de/mp/jgame2d/entity/Entity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4604bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/de/mp/jgame2d/entity/Entity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package de.mp.jgame2d.entity;
+
+import de.mp.jgame2d.core.Direction;
+
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+
+public class Entity {
+
+    public int x, y;
+    public int speed;
+
+    public BufferedImage up1, up2, down1, down2, left1, left2, right1, right2;
+    public Direction direction;
+
+    public int spriteCounter = 0;
+    public int spriteNum = 1;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/de/mp/jgame2d/entity/Player.java b/src/de/mp/jgame2d/entity/Player.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..921b672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/de/mp/jgame2d/entity/Player.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package de.mp.jgame2d.entity;
+
+import de.mp.jgame2d.core.Direction;
+import de.mp.jgame2d.core.GamePanel;
+import de.mp.jgame2d.core.KeyHandler;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.*;
+
+public class Player extends Entity {
+
+    GamePanel panel;
+    KeyHandler keyH;
+
+    public Player(GamePanel panel, KeyHandler keyH) {
+        this.panel = panel;
+        this.keyH = keyH;
+        setDefaultValues();
+        getPlayerImage();
+    }
+
+    public void setDefaultValues() {
+        x = 100;
+        y = 100;
+        speed = 4;
+        direction = Direction.DOWN;
+    }
+
+    public void getPlayerImage()  {
+        try {
+            up1 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_up_1.png"));
+            up2 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_up_2.png"));
+            down1 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_down_1.png"));
+            down2 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_down_2.png"));
+            left1 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_left_1.png"));
+            left2 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_left_2.png"));
+            right1 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_right_1.png"));
+            right2 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_right_2.png"));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void update() {
+        //Move player
+        if(keyH.upPressed ||  keyH.downPressed || keyH.leftPressed || keyH.rightPressed) {
+            if(keyH.upPressed) {
+                direction = Direction.UP;
+                y -= speed;
+            } else if(keyH.downPressed) {
+                direction = Direction.DOWN;
+                y += speed;
+            } else if(keyH.leftPressed) {
+                direction = Direction.LEFT;
+                x -= speed;
+            } else if(keyH.rightPressed) {
+                direction = Direction.RIGHT;
+                x += speed;
+            }
+
+            spriteCounter++;
+            if(spriteCounter > 12) {
+                if(spriteNum == 1) spriteNum = 2;
+                else if(spriteNum == 2) spriteNum = 1;
+                else spriteNum = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void draw(Graphics2D graphics2d) {
+        BufferedImage image = null;
+        switch (direction) {
+            case UP:
+                image = (spriteNum == 1) ? up1 : up2;
+                break;
+            case DOWN:
+                image = (spriteNum == 1) ? down1 : down2;
+                break;
+            case LEFT:
+                image = (spriteNum == 1) ? left1 : left2;
+                break;
+            case RIGHT:
+                image = (spriteNum == 1) ? right1 : right2;
+                break;
+        }
+        graphics2d.drawImage(image, x, y, panel.tileSize, panel.tileSize, null);
+    }
+
+}