Public lifeאליעזר שרבטוב

Eliezer Sherbatov

Eliezer Sherbatov is an Israeli-Canadian ice hockey player and the first Israeli to play in the Kontinental Hockey League.

born 1991First Israeli in the KHLCaptain of Israel's hockey teamPlaying after a severe leg injury

Born: 9 October 1991, Rehovot
Occupation: ice hockey player
Education: École secondaire Georges-Vanier

Eliezer Sherbatov was born in 1991 in Rehovot

Sherbatov was born in Rehovot in 1991 to a Russian Jewish family. His parents, Anna and Alexei, had immigrated to Israel from Moscow. As a small child he moved with his family to Quebec, Canada, where he grew up in Montreal.

His mother was a figure skater and later a power-skating coach, and his father was an engineer and a wrestler. His older brother Yoni is a professional MMA fighter. He graduated from École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval.

At 14 he was hurt in a rollerblading accident and lost feeling below his left knee. He returned to hockey and played junior hockey in Quebec, including for the Montreal Junior Hockey Club.

He played professionally in France, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine. In 2017 he joined HC Slovan Bratislava and became the first Israeli in the KHL. He left Mariupol after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and then joined the Jonquière Marquis in Quebec.

He has played for Israel's national team since age 13 and has been its captain since 2019. A biography of him by Anna Rosner was released in 2022.

Eliezer Sherbatov's life in 7 milestones

1991
Born in Rehovot.
2005
Played for Israel at the IIHF World U18 Championship at age 13.
2011
Led the IIHF World Championship Division III in points and goals.
2017
Became the first Israeli to play in the KHL.
2019
Became captain of the national team, which won gold in Division II Group B.
2021
Signed with HC Mariupol in Ukraine.
2022
Left Mariupol after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.