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Presley Carson Woods
Personal information
Full name Presley Carson Woods
Date of birth (1968-07-20)20 July 1968
Place of birth Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras
Date of death 28 February 2024(2024-02-28) (aged 55)
Place of death Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1992 Platense
1992–1998 Motagua 95 (25)
1998–1999 Victoria
1999–2000 Federal
2001–2002 Real Comayagua
International career
1995–1998 Honduras 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Presley Carson Wood (20 July 1968 – 28 February 2024) was a Honduran footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

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Born in Roatán,[1] Carson played almost 100 matches for F.C. Motagua over six years[2] before joining Victoria in 1998. A year later he moved to Federal.

International career

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Carson made his debut for Honduras in a March 1995 friendly match against Brazil in which game he immediately scored his first international goal. He earned a total of five caps, scoring three goals. He represented his country at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup[3] and was a non-playing squad member at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

His final international was a January 1998 friendly match against Costa Rica, scoring a third international goal.

Death

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Carson died from a heart attack on 28 February 2024, at the age of 55.[5]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carson goal.
List of international goals scored by Presley Carson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 1995 Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil  Brazil 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 10 January 1996 Edison International Field, Anaheim, United States  Canada 1–2 1–3 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3 21 January 1998 Estadio Chorotega, Nicoya, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 2–1 4–1 Friendly

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