Presley Carson Wood (20 July 1968 – 28 February 2024) was a Honduran

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er who played as a

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Club career

Born in Roatán, Carson played almost 100 matches for

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over six years before joining Victoria in 1998. A year later he moved to

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International career

Carson made his debut for

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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

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and was a non-playing squad member at the

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. His final international was a January 1998 friendly match against

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, scoring a third international goal.

Death

Carson died from a heart attack on 28 February 2024, at the age of 55.Fallece Presley Carson Wood, exfutbolista hondureño

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Carson goal.''

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* 1968 births 2024 deaths People from Roatán Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Platense F.C. players F.C. Motagua players C.D. Victoria players C.D. Federal players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub