How do i start talking to this kid?

im 17 and in my junior year at high school. and oh yeah im gay lol. there is this 10th grader who i think is very attractive, and we were both on the soccer team, but he was on jv and i was on varsity. so tonight me and 8 other kids who were on the soccer team were playing poker. none of them know im gay. but the subject came up about this kid, and they said hes gay. they seemed pretty serious. i havent really interacted with him but i was sitting with my other friend who was sitting with the gay kid at a basketball game and i talked to him bout bball for a little bit. i was wondering how to go about getting to know him better lol. i think hes very cute. rumor is he broke up with a girl over the phone and said something like "i cant go out with u anymore cuz im gay"...p.s. he doesnt know im gay lol he barely knows me