Defender Gen Shoji said Sunday he is confident he can adjust to playing in the French top division and vowed to make a positive impact for his new club Toulouse.

"I've always wanted to be a player who can lead their team to victories, so I want to be that man with this team," Shoji told a press conference after earlier this month signing a contract with Toulouse that stretches until 2022.

The 26-year-old Shoji, a key member of Japan's squad at last year's World Cup in Russia, moved to the French side from J. League first division club Kashima Antlers.