| Melvin Barrera | |
| Fullname: | Melvin Barrera Chávez |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1976 |
| Birth Place: | El Salvador |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Northwestern High School |
| Years2: | 1997 - 1999 |
| Clubs1: | Mogotillo[1] |
| Clubs2: | Águila |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997 |
| Nationalteam1: | El Salvador |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | March 25, 2017 |
| Ntupdate: | March 25, 2017 |
Melvin Barrera Chávez (born 5 August 1976 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football goalkeeper.
He is now working in Maryland.[2]
Nicknamed Scorpion, Barrera learned his trade in the USA as son of Salvadoran immigrants. He went to play in El Salvador for Águila, one of the big boys in Salvadoran football.[3]
Barrera made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras and has earned a total of 4 caps, all of them at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup.[4]