An athletic shot-stopper, who started his youth career with the AIFF Elite Academy, Anuj Kumar started his ISL journey with FC Pune City in 2017. He impressed at the club as a part of the youth sides and has been with Hyderabad FC since 2019. He spent the latter half of the 2019-20 season with the Indian Arrows but will be a part of the HFC squad for the 2022-23 Indian Super League campaign.