Presley Carson

Presley Carson Woods
Personal information
Full name	Presley Carson Woods
Date of birth	20 July 1968
Place of birth	Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras
Date of death	28 February 2024 (aged 55)
Place of death	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1992	Platense
1992–1998	Motagua
1998–1999	Victoria
1999–2000	Federal
2001–2002	Real Comayagua
International career
1995–1998	Honduras
	*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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

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