Eliezer "Eli" Sherbatov (Hebrew: ?????? ???????; born 9 October 1991 in Rehovot, Israel) is an Israeli-Canadian ice hockey player who is currently a free agent having last played for HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga.
He is the first Israeli to have played in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League, having played for HC Slovan Bratislava.Sherbatov, who is Jewish, moved with his family from Israel to Laval, Quebec when he was two years old.
His parents were originally from Moscow, Russia and fans of the Montreal Canadiens.
According to Sherbatov, his family was permitted entry into Canada by immigration officials because his father said he wanted him to be like Guy Lafleur.