He won a cash prize of Rupees fifty thousand in one of the matches of the 10th edition of SAFF games for having an outstanding performance.

He was selected as the best player in the yearly match organized by the Nepal Khel Khud Patrakar Manch.

Anil Scored first Head goal against Bangladesh on SAFF Championship held in Kathmandu August, 2013.

Anil Gurung is the player from Nepal UK jointly were engaged in lobbying for his selection for the trial phase.

Anil, during a farewell Programme hosted by Sahara club, Pokhara said, "Opportunities don't come very often and I am going to the make the best of it."

[4][8] Previously, Anil was called by Shillong Lajong FC but as he had to go UK for the trial, he refused to play for that club.

On October 30, 2009, Anil signed a three-year contract with Indian I-League club Shillong Lajong FC[9][10] for an amount of Nrs.6.3 million.

[11] Anil Gurung helped Lajong FC to garner a point when he scored the equalizer in the 90th minute of the match against Viva Kerala in their latest I-League encounter.

[12] The relegation of Shillong Lajong FC led the need for Anil Gurung to find top-tier football.

In the opening match of the 2014–15 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Gurung captained his side and scored the third goal in MMC's 3–0 victory over Far Western FC.

[17][18] Gurung made his international debut against Oman in a world cup qualifier that Nepal lost 2–0 on 8 October 2007 at Muscat.

Anil became the first Nepalese player to score goal in home ground in world-cup qualifying match.