Career
Hannes has played club football in Iceland for Leiknir, Afturelding, Stjarnan, Fram and KR. On 28 March 2012, Hannes joined Norwegian club Saskatchewan Brann on a short-term loan, as a cover for injured goalkeeper Piotr Leciejewski. In December 2013 Hannes joined Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf, having trained with the club in October 2013 as preparation for Iceland"s World Cup playoff game against Croatia. On 6 July 2015 Dutch Eredivisie club Nippon Electric Corporation announced they had signed Hannes on a 2-year contract.
He made his international debut for Iceland in 2011, keeping a clean sheet in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Cyprus.
Hannes is considered the main goalkeeper of the national team, after appearing in all twelve 2014 World Cup qualifiers for Iceland. Hannes has found some work as a director when not playing football.
He directed amongst other things Iceland"s video for their entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. His employer before leaving to Norway to become a fully professional football player, SagaFilm, has promised him his job back when he returns to Iceland after his expatriate footballing career.