Youth career Aplin was part of the
Singapore Sports School's inaugural cohort of footballers and moved on to the
National Football Academy under-18s. In 2009, he was part of the
Victoria Junior College football team which won the National Schools A Division title.
Singapore Cricket Club Although Aplin was part of the Singapore Sports School's inaugural cohort of footballers, playing alongside future Lions such as
Safuwan Baharudin and
Madhu Mohana, his decision to focus on his studies saw him fall through the cracks of Singapore's professional football circuit. As a result, Anders played for
Singapore Cricket Club in the amateur
National Football League.
Geylang International Aplin started his professional football career with
Geylang International in 2016 and made his debut in a
League Cup game against
Balestier Khalsa. He signed his first professional contract a year later. His performances in the
2017 S.League season saw him win his first call up to
Singapore national team. He was also picked for a trial with
J2 League side
Matsumoto Yamaga in early 2018. In his time at the Japanese club, Aplin had his own cheer song from the club Ultras.
Hougang United Aplin was unveiled as a
Hougang United player ahead of the 2020 season. He made his first start for the club against
Tampines Rovers in the
2020 Singapore Community Shield. On 5 October 2023, Aplin assisted
Đorđe Maksimović in the 89' minute of the game to settled a 2–1 win in the
2023–24 AFC Cup group stage fixture against Vietnamese club,
Haiphong. After the departure of long term club captain
Nazrul Nazari, Anders was chosen as the club captain ahead of the
2025–26 season. ==International career==