Career
He made his first appearance for the Nepal national football team on 31 October 2014. He has also played numerous times under the Nepalese u-17 team, including at the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship. U-17 career Bista has been a regular for the Nepalese junior Gurkhas.
During the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Bista scored in a 2–0 victory over Bahrain, ending a six-year-long winning drought for the Nepali u-17 side.
In the next game Bista scored the equalizing goal as Nepal came from 2–0 down to tie Iraq 2–2. Bista was excellent in the next game against Kuwait, it was his early pressure that forced an own goal in the third minute, as well as it was Bista who was fouled in the box for the captain Bimal Magar to score the winning penalty.
U-20 career In preparation for the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship and the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification campaign, Bista played in several friendlies in which he scored a hatrick against a senior Nepal Army Club earning a 4-2 victory. On the second match of the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship, Bista converted a crucial penalty kick against Bangladesh.
In the same tournament, Bista also scored a brace against Afghanistan in the semi-finals to register a 3:2 victory for Nepal sending the team into the finals.
Senior career Bista made his international debut for Nepal on 31 October 2014 coming on for Sandip Rai in the 61st minute in an eventual 3–0 loss against the Philippines. During the 12th edition of the Aaha Rara Gold cup, playing for the ANFA Academy Bista score the opening goal in the 17th minute to put his team 1–0 up against Nepal Police Club in Pokhara. Nepal Association des Paralysés de France Bista joined Nepal Association des Paralysés de France for the upcoming 2015 Nepal National League.
Anjan"s brother Ranjan Bista scored two goals in the same match.
After the 2014 AFC U-16 Championship it was announced that Bista had plans to turn to singing. Soon after a video of Bista singing popular a Dashain song was released.
"This is a new taste foreign I really enjoy singing." said Bista afterwards thanking Kaarlrekha productions.
National team = Nepal U-19Edit = Nepal U-16Edit.
