Chapman is one of seven Aussies currently plying their trade in Korea.

The 25-year-old left A-League club Western United in December to join ambitious K League 2 side Daejeon Citizen.

The midfielder has been unable to make an appearance for Daejeon yet because of the shutdown caused by the coronavirus.

But on Friday the Korean Professional Football League announced that the country's top two competitions will start up again on May 8 with games played behind closed doors.

Clubs are already holding practice matches, with a two-week training block before the leagues resume.

"I can't wait," Chapman told FTBL. "I am obviously buzzing. It’s been a long few months just waiting and training.

"We are now at a point where the infections are low and with caution hopefully we are able to finish the season.

"I trust the Koreans' decision to start the season and I can’t wait to get back out there.

"It's a positive change with the current news worldwide and to be able to get back to some norms of being able to play even without fans at the start is encouraging and hopefully we can bring joy to the fans who are watching on TV."

With the Korean football season usually starting in March, Chapman said the long break has been more like "extended extra-long pre-season".

"The coaches have been understanding and have given us most weekends off whilst we have been in limbo, which has been great to recover and be able to be with my partner," the 25-year-old said.

"I got a coffee machine sent over from Australia and some coffee beans, so my missus is forcing me to grind her a nice brew every morning."

South Korea has one of the lowest Covid-19 mortality rates in the world and has been able to flatten the curve through extensive testing, contract tracing and containment.

"At the start it was pretty intense because numbers were rising rapidly," Chapman explained.

"We took a week break off training and almost everyone stayed home, but their rapid response to containing the virus was amazing and it got back to 80% of normal life very quickly.

"It's been weird knowing most countries are on lockdown and we were able to do pretty much normal life as long as you had a mask and were cautious. All cafes and restaurants were back to normal within a few weeks and all shops opened up pretty quickly.

"The Korean government are very proactive and reactive. They all collectively worked together and the Korean community seem to really follow all the rules that are made.

"Basically 95% of people wear masks, the government made it compulsory that every person got two masks per week and everywhere you go there's hand sanitiser, which is very affordable.

"They managed to do this all without and panic in the community or any major lockdowns, which is amazing. You can go to Seoul and do normal life or travel wherever you want and eat or drink without any restrictions."

Chapman admits it will be a different feel playing competitive matches with no fans inside the stadiums.

"I think it will be more like playing pre-season games behind closed doors," the former Melbourne City and Newcastle Jets player said.

"Obviously with a complete different atmosphere it may change the way players play, it could be a positive or negative for some players. I think it will probably have less pressure and affect on some players, but for others who thrive of the atmosphere it might affect there game also.

"There's nothing better than having fans in the stadium and making an atmosphere, which might give you that extra 5% to 10% throughout the game. So hopefully we are close to playing with fans soon."